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submission guidelines

UPDATED AUGUST 2, 2019

This tag is dedicated to beginners to programming, development, networking, or to a particular language. Everything should be geared towards that!

For Questions...

Consider using this tag along with #help, if...

You are new to a language, or to programming in general,
You want an explanation with NO prerequisite knowledge required.
You want insight from more experienced developers.

Please do not use this tag if you are merely new to a tool, library, or framework.

See also, #explainlikeimfive

For Articles...

Posts should be specifically geared towards true beginners (experience level 0-2 out of 10).
Posts should require NO prerequisite knowledge, except perhaps general (language-agnostic) essentials of programming.
Posts should NOT merely be for beginners to a tool, library, or framework.

If your article does not meet these qualifications, please select a different tag.

Promotional Rules

Posts should NOT primarily promote an external work. This is what Listings is for.
Otherwise accepable posts MAY include a brief (1-2 sentence) plug for another resource at the bottom.
Resource lists ARE acceptable if they follow these rules:
- Include at least 3 distinct authors/creators.
- Clearly indicate which resources are FREE, which require PII, and which cost money.
- Do not use personal affiliate links to monetize.
- Indicate at the top that the article contains promotional links.

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Network switches

#computerscience #beginners #basic #network

2 min read

Karin

Oct 24 '24

True color with an explainer on bits and bytes

#beginners #programming

3 min read

Oct 24 '24

How to Update Node.js

#node #tutorial #beginners #productivity

2 min read

Oct 20 '24

5 Must-Have VS Code Extensions for New Programmers: Tools That Go Beyond the Basics

#javascript #beginners #coding #webdev

5 min read

Liam D.

Nov 5 '24

Lessons from My First Project

#webdev #javascript #beginners #programming

3 min read

Oct 15 '24

10 React One-Liners Every UI Developer Should Know

#react #javascript #tutorial #beginners

7 min read

Vaibhav Dwivedi

Oct 24 '24

LazyVStack vs List in iOS 18 - #30DaysOfSwift

#beginners #tutorial #swiftui #swift

2 min read

keploy

Oct 4 '24

HTTP Status Codes: A Comprehensive Guide

#javascript #beginners #programming #tutorial

5 min read

Vuelancer

Sep 24 '24

Podman - Create A FHIR-Server & SQL Server

#webdev #beginners #sql #api

2 min read

Henrique Sagara

Sep 20 '24

Adding new features to an open-source project

#opensource #beginners #programming

2 min read

Ben Link

Oct 24 '24

The Adventures of Blink S2e7: A GUI Screen in Python

#python #buildinpublic #beginners #ui

6 min read

Emma Richardson

Oct 24 '24

15 Crucial Syntax Rules You Should Observe When Writing JavaScript Code

#javascript #beginners #programming #tutorial

3 min read

Oct 24 '24

Extracting Sensitive Data via Remote Timing Attacks on Efficient Language Models

#machinelearning #ai #beginners #datascience

4 min read

Oct 24 '24

Robust Interpretable Reasoning via Neurosymbolic Program Synthesis

#machinelearning #ai #beginners #datascience

4 min read

Oct 24 '24

GPU-Accelerated Regional Traffic Simulation at Massive Scale with LPSim

#machinelearning #ai #beginners #datascience

3 min read

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