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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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🧠 Understanding Data Types (The Missing Layer)

#beginners #codenewbie #programming #python

2 min read

May 29

CSS Position and Z-index

#beginners #css #tutorial #webdev

4 min read

Chandan Maheshwari

May 29

What is Cloud Computing and How Does It Actually Work?

#beginners #devops #career #cloudcomputing

3 min read

boopalan

May 29

Animations and Transforms

#beginners #css #tutorial #webdev

3 min read

Maggie‌ Wang@AnyPCBA for AnyPCBA

May 29

From Zero to PCB: A Software Engineer‘s Guide to Designing Your First Circuit Board

#pcbdesign #hardware #beginners #kicad

7 min read

May 29

Starting Over

#beginners #codenewbie #devjournal #webdev

1 min read

Farrell Muhammad

May 29

The Copilot Trap: Turning AI Code Assistants into Mentors Instead of Crutches

#beginners #programming #ai #devops

1 min read

May 29

Agile Explained Simply for Beginners

#agile #beginners #webdev #software

9 min read

May 29

Decentralized Finance Part 1: Understanding DEXs and AMMs

#beginners #blockchain #cryptocurrency #web3

4 min read

Vijaya Laxmi Kadham

May 29

What is VPC? Explained for Beginners

#aws #vpc #cloudcomputing #beginners

4 min read

Suraj Pun Magar

May 29

My First Cybersecurity Writeup – VAPT Experience

#beginners #career #cybersecurity #security

2 min read

Steph Burr

May 28

Seeking Advice: Using AI to build tools for the (suffering) nonprofit community

#ai #beginners #automation #security

2 min read

许映洲

May 28

I Just Wanted to Scrape One Page. Why Did I Write 50 Lines of Puppeteer?

#javascript #webdev #productivity #beginners

6 min read

Vairavan

May 29

JavaScript

#beginners #javascript #tutorial #webdev

3 min read

Freddy Carrillo

May 28

Centralized vs. Decentralized: Why Modern Collaborative Tools choose CRDTs

#programming #architecture #webdev #beginners

2 min read

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