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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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Devanshu Biswas

Jun 20

I Built a Toast Notification System in ~40 Lines (Stack, Auto-Dismiss, Variants)

#javascript #webdev #css #beginners

1 min read

Devanshu Biswas

Jun 20

Why Accuracy Lies: Precision, Recall and F1 From Scratch

#machinelearning #ai #beginners #datascience

1 min read

Jun 19

If your vector DB needs to see your data to search it, you’re not building private AI you’re renting confidence.

#ai #vectordatabase #beginners #llm

3 min read

Jun 20

IAM Essentials, Identity & Access Management: Roles, Policies, Groups, EC2 & Service Principals

#aws #devops #cloud #beginners

10 min read

Davis Mark

Jun 19

Mastering Python Context Managers: From Basics to Advanced

#python #tutorial #programming #beginners

6 min read

I Want To Learn Programming

Jun 19

Code Challenge of the Day: Leap year (easy)

#challenge #python #programming #beginners

1 min read

Saravanan Lakshmanan

Jun 19

JavaScript Arrays

#beginners #javascript #tutorial #webdev

2 min read

Jun 19

Introduction to TypeScript. Interfaces

#beginners #programming #tutorial #typescript

2 min read

Jun 19

Introduction to TypeScript. Function Types

#beginners #javascript #tutorial #typescript

2 min read

Python Dev

Jun 18

Stop Trusting User Input: How to Build a Python 'Validation Gate'

#python #beginners #codenewbie #softwareengineering

4 min read

Uya

Jun 18

Measuring Japanese Read-Aloud Speed with AmiVoice Timestamps — A Coaching App That Doesn't Stop at STT-to-Claude

#typescript #nextjs #ai #beginners

11 min read

Uya

Jun 18

Not 'Did You Use AI' but 'Are You the One Driving' — Reflections on Building a Real Product Through AI Collaboration

#ai #claude #cursor #beginners

7 min read

Jun 18

The lens behind every block

#systemdesign #ai #beginners #career

4 min read

VickkyKruz NetSec

Jun 22

The OSI Model: Demystified, Not Memorised

#beginners #computerscience #networking #tutorial

2 min read

Agboniro Esther

Jun 19

Why Knowing SQL Isn't Enough to Understand Databases

#beginners #database #learning #sql

3 min read

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