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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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Harry

Jan 28

Newcomer

#webdev #programming #beginners

1 min read

Ali-Funk

Jan 27

Why My Real Work Starts on Friday Evening: From Classroom Theory to AWS Sandbox

#aws #cloud #learning #beginners

2 min read

Rahul Raj

Dec 24 '25

Heap & Stack Diagram in java

#beginners #computerscience #java

1 min read

Dec 24 '25

Mastering CSS Colors: A Complete Guide from Hex Codes to Modern Systems | 2025

#css #webdev #programming #beginners

5 min read

Dec 24 '25

CSS Border Images: The Ultimate Guide to Stunning Web Design

#css #webdev #programming #beginners

7 min read

Abhishek Mishra

Dec 23 '25

Title: Building a Persistent Task Manager with JS and Bootstrap 🚀

#webdev #javascript #tutorial #beginners

2 min read

Dec 27 '25

Surviving the HL7 Nightmare: Strategies for Decoupling Modern SaaS from Legacy Hospital Systems

#webdev #architecture #systems #beginners

4 min read

Jan 17

Git and GitHub: A Beginner's Guide

#beginners #git #github #webdev

3 min read

Kalyan P C

Jan 27

Writable signals in Angular(v21)

#webdev #angular #beginners #tutorial

2 min read

Karthick Narayanan

Dec 23 '25

Day 5: Understanding Java Operators

#programming #java #beginners #tutorial

2 min read

TROJAN

Jan 5

I Built a Desktop App That Commits to GitHub So I Don’t Have To Lie About Consistency

#discuss #programming #beginners #productivity

1 min read

Muhammad Ikramullah Khan

Dec 23 '25

Why User Agent Matters in Web Scraping: A Beginner's Guide

#webdev #programming #python #beginners

5 min read

Ananya S

Jan 27

From Words to Meaning: Core NLP Concepts Every Beginner Must Know

#ai #nlp #beginners #python

3 min read

Jan 27

Monitoring vs Observability ?

#architecture #beginners #devops #monitoring

1 min read

Shamim Ali

Jan 7

Common Git Mistakes (And How to Fix Them)

#beginners #git #tutorial

2 min read

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