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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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michaelb

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#beginners #javascript #tutorial #webdev

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James Chen

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Introducing JCSwiftCommon, JCSwiftRestful, and JCSwiftUIWedgets

#beginners #ios #mobile #swift

2 min read

Sonay Kara

Oct 20 '24

Libraries You Should Know When Building with React

#webdev #javascript #beginners #react

4 min read

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#career #beginners #productivity #learning

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Olga Braginskaya

Oct 30 '24

12 Steps to Organize and Maintain Your Python Codebase for Beginners

#python #beginners #tutorial #programming

17 min read

Ricardo Ortega Chap

Oct 31 '24

⭐ Javascript buenas prácticas: Nombres

#javascript #programming #beginners #tutorial

8 min read

Muhammad Hanzala Ali

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#beginners #programming #tutorial #bash

3 min read

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#opensource #beginners #career #learning

2 min read

Kavindya Perera

Oct 31 '24

SDLC - Software Development Life Cycle

#beginners #tutorial #testing #softwaredevelopmentlifecycle

4 min read

Vaibhav Dwivedi

Oct 31 '24

AVKit Integration in iOS 18 - #30DaysOfSwift

#beginners #tutorial #swift #swiftui

1 min read

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The Human Hack: When Cybercriminals Become Master Manipulators

#security #beginners #career #cybersecurity

2 min read

Abdul Ahad Abeer

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Scopes and Hoisting in JavaScript - Comprehensively Explained

#javascript #beginners #programming #webdev

3 min read

Igor Venturelli

Oct 31 '24

Spring Boot and RabbitMQ: Messaging with AMQP

#spring #rabbitmq #amqp #beginners

4 min read

Ben Link

Oct 31 '24

The Adventures of Blink S2e8: Fast-Forward to a Working Game (with Snyk Integration!)

#python #tkinter #beginners #buildinpublic

5 min read

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Top 50 PHP Libraries You Haven't Heard Of (But Should Be Using!)

#webdev #php #beginners #resources

18 min read

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