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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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Uniface 10.4 + Informix: Simple Guide to Data Packing 📦

#database #programming #tutorial #beginners

4 min read

Serguey Asael Shinder

Jan 27

The Best Code Is Boring — And That’s a Compliment

#beginners #codequality #coding #programming

1 min read

Jan 3

AI Foundations for Developers #1: What Are Vectors?

#ai #machinelearning #softwareengineering #beginners

1 min read

Jan 27

Getting Started with cURL

#curl #cli #chaicode #beginners

5 min read

Ritam Saha

Jan 27

DNS Explained: How the Internet Finds Websites

#network #beginners #webdev

8 min read

mahraib

Jan 16

Vanishing gradient & dying relu - day 04 of dl

#ai #beginners #deeplearning #machinelearning

2 min read

Jan 27

Aprender programação é difícil. Aprender sozinho é ainda mais.

#programming #webdev #beginners #career

3 min read

Dec 22 '25

Conditional Rendering in React: A Practical Guide for Beginners

#react #webdev #beginners #programming

4 min read

Muhammad Ikramullah Khan

Dec 22 '25

Scrapy: yield vs yield from and Request vs response.follow() (The Complete Beginner's Guide)

#programming #python #webdev #beginners

9 min read

Lucas Pereira de Souza

Dec 22 '25

VSCode Extensions

#javascript #vscode #tutorial #beginners

4 min read

Dec 23 '25

Platform-Agnosticism in Flutter: A Deep Dive

#webdev #programming #mobile #beginners

5 min read

Dec 22 '25

Add authentication to your Nuxt 3 and Vue 3 applications (Logto)

#webdev #programming #ai #beginners

5 min read

Dec 22 '25

I Thought I Was Slacking Off

#webdev #beginners #learning #productivity

2 min read

Dec 23 '25

Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Software Developer

#discuss #beginners #career

4 min read

Sk

Jan 15

I Tried Vibe Coding an Audio Streaming System in C++: Here Are the Results

#vibecoding #javascript #webdev #beginners

4 min read

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