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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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Mate Technologies

Jan 25

Step-by-Step Guide: Building FileOMate – A Smart File Organizer in Python

#tutorial #python #guide #beginners

4 min read

Harsh

Feb 23

I Let AI Rewrite 40% of My Codebase. Here's What Actually Happened.

#ai #webdev #programming #beginners

8 min read

Lalu James

Jan 24

FamBudget - Advanced Family Budget Management

#webdev #programming #ai #beginners

1 min read

Jan 24

🗣️ Amazon Polly vs 🤖 Amazon Lex (Big Picture)

#ai #aws #beginners #machinelearning

2 min read

Feb 6

How Analysts Turn Messy Data into Action Using Power BI

#powerbi #beginners #analytics #learning

8 min read

Dinesh

Jan 24

Texturing and Sculpting Finally Made Sense to Me

#gamedev #blender #beginners #learning

2 min read

Feb 16

Method Overriding in Java - Runtime polymorphism

#beginners #java #oop #tutorial

2 min read

Feb 27

Why PDF to Word Conversion Is Harder Than You Think (And How to Do It Right)

#webdev #productivity #beginners #tutorial

7 min read

DAPDEV

Feb 27

Build a "Clone the Fund" Portfolio Tracker Using SEC 13F Data in Python

#python #tutorial #api #beginners

6 min read

Dharmesh

Jan 24

3 Ways to Create a Sum Function in JavaScript

#javascript #beginners #webdev #tutorial

1 min read

Feb 16

Types of Inheritance in Java

#beginners #java #oop #tutorial

3 min read

Jan 24

How to Convert HTML to PDF in 3 Easy Ways

#beginners #html #productivity #tutorial

2 min read

Giovana Armani for AWS

Feb 26

Seu primeiro sistema serverless com AWS Lambda

#programming #lambda #serverless #beginners

10 min read

DAPDEV

Feb 26

How to Track What Hedge Funds Are Buying and Selling (Using SEC 13F Data)

#python #api #tutorial #beginners

6 min read

Feb 6

The Singleton Design Pattern: A Complete Guide for Developers

#webdev #programming #security #beginners

5 min read

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