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"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Chinese Proverb

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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Apr 13

How I Learned SQL by Creating a Simple School Database

#beginners #database #sql #tutorial

5 min read

Mar 10

Getting Started with SQL subqueries. A complete beginner guide with examples.

#sql #beginners #database

9 min read

Talha T

Mar 10

How I Built My First ML Engineering Project And Got Noticed

#beginners #cicd #machinelearning #tutorial

4 min read

EventDock

Mar 23

I Vibe-Coded a SaaS and My Webhooks Were Silently Failing — Here's What I Missed

#webdev #ai #beginners #javascript

5 min read

Mar 24

C++ Object Creation & Memory

#beginners #computerscience #cpp #java

2 min read

Apr 13

Decoded — a simple way to actually understand DSA

#webdev #dsa #programming #beginners

2 min read

Apex Stack

Mar 10

My Site Has 287,000 Pages and Zero Backlinks. Here's My Plan to Fix That.

#seo #webdev #programming #beginners

5 min read

dev koan

Apr 13

Stop Asking "Is This the Right Way?" — Here's What to Ask Instead

#career #beginners #programming #productivity

3 min read

Mar 9

PremAI Python SDK Quickstart: Complete Guide (2026)

#ai #python #tutorial #beginners

14 min read

Apr 13

SQL fundamentals: DDL, DML, filtering, and CASE WHEN

#beginners #database #sql #tutorial

3 min read

Security blind spots and the AI mastery debate

Apr 3

The Hidden Cost of Framework-First Thinking

#beginners #programming #webdev #softwareengineering

4 min read

Alekhya Bonamukkala

Mar 23

Hindsight caught repeated AST traversal bugs

#ai #beginners #devops #devchallenge

5 min read

Prashik besekar

Mar 14

AWS IAM Mistakes That Can Destroy Your Infrastructure

#webdev #ai #python #beginners

6 min read

Apr 12

My Journey Into Python: From Beginner to Building Real Projects

#beginners #codenewbie #programming #python

1 min read

Shreya Kulkarni

Mar 10

What Happens When You Type a URL in the Browser?

#webdev #beginners #productivity #learning

3 min read

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