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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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Prateek

May 4

The planning fatigue nobody warns you about in interview prep

#productivity #beginners #career #programming

4 min read

Mar 31

Linux Fundamentals Every Beginner Data Engineer Should Know

#dataengineering #linux #beginners

4 min read

Apr 1

DECIMAL NUMBERS

#algorithms #beginners #python #tutorial

2 min read

Archan

Mar 31

I Let an AI Build My Entire App — Here Is What Happened

#ai #programming #productivity #beginners

2 min read

Mar 31

Introduction to GIT- GITHUB/GITLAB

#beginners #learning #git #github

2 min read

hins chow

Mar 31

Common Betting Mistakes That Cost Beginners Money at the Poker Table

#poker #gaming #beginners #tutorial

7 min read

AI security paths and SwiftUI unit tests

Umitomo

Apr 28

Weekly Dev Log 2026-W03

#beginners #devjournal #security #swift

2 min read

Timmothy

Mar 31

I Get Paid to Write Open Source Code. Here's How You Can Too.

#opensource #github #career #beginners

2 min read

Michelle

May 4

30-Day Cloud & DevOps Challenge: Day 11 — Pushing Docker Images to Registry

#beginners #devops #docker #tutorial

4 min read

Michelle

May 4

30-Day Cloud & DevOps Challenge: Day 12 — Terraform: Infrastructure as Code

#beginners #cloud #devops #terraform

5 min read

Ihor Ko

May 4

How I Built a Simple File Sharing Tool Using Cloudflare R2 (No Login, Fast Uploads)

#discuss #productivity #beginners #react

2 min read

Mar 31

Custom Software vs Off-the-Shelf: Real 5-Year Costs

#webdev #programming #beginners

12 min read

Mar 31

🚀 Day 26 of My Automation Journey – Conditions, Inputs & Do-While Loop

#automation #beginners #devjournal #java

3 min read

hdsnuslepp-creator

Mar 30

I built a free coding platform and want honest feedback

#beginners #webdev

1 min read

Mar 31

The Crypto AI Agent Stack That Costs $0/Month to Run

#cryptocurrency #ai #python #beginners

5 min read

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