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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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Vinicius Fagundes

Jan 19

Data Engineering Uncovered: What It Is and Why It Matters

#dataengineering #beginners #data #career

3 min read

MANZI RURANGIRWA Elvis

Jan 21

Why You Forget Code You Learned Last Week

#beginners #codenewbie #learning #motivation

3 min read

Dec 17 '25

Junior Broken Feedback Loop

#discuss #beginners #career #learning

1 min read

妙妙

Dec 17 '25

I built an AI tool that turns goals into printable visual guides

#webdev #beginners #saas #productivity

1 min read

妙妙

Dec 17 '25

Made a guide site for The Last Caretaker - my first game fan site

#webdev #javascript #beginners #gamedev

1 min read

Alexandre Fernandes dos Santos

Jan 21

Docker Compose - SFTP gerenciando arquivos com segurança

#docker #security #beginners #tooling

4 min read

Umar Hayat

Jan 21

Networking Class Learnings

#beginners #networking #learning #chaicode

1 min read

Janith Ranasinghe

Jan 20

Building a Home Server on a Zero Budget (No Raspberry Pi Needed)

#beginners #linux #networking #tutorial

3 min read

Jan 9

The `#` Prefix: Claude's Memory Feature (And Why You Don't Need It Anymore)

#tutorial #claudecode #productivity #beginners

5 min read

Dec 17 '25

CSS Inline-Block Explained: When & How to Use It in Modern Web Design

#css #webdev #programming #beginners

5 min read

Jan 9

Getting Started with Vite

#beginners #frontend #javascript #tooling

3 min read

Dec 29 '25

5 React UI Component Libraries for your next Project

#webdev #react #javascript #beginners

5 min read

Nithya Dharshini official

Jan 20

Two Pointer for Beginners — Reverse an Array (In-Place)

#programming #beginners #cpp #dsa

2 min read

Jan 20

C# String Operations

#csharp #dotnet #programming #beginners

2 min read

Dec 16 '25

CSS Max-Width Explained: Stop Breaking Your Layout

#css #webdev #programming #beginners

4 min read

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