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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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Tyson Cung

Mar 30

AI Loves to Over-Engineer Your Code (And You're Letting It)

#ai #programming #codequality #beginners

2 min read

Spencer Claydon

Mar 29

The Startup Validation Framework That Actually Prevents Failure

#startup #validation #entrepreneurship #beginners

8 min read

Mar 29

GitHub Actions CI/CD for Beginners: Deploy Your App Automatically in 2026

#github #cicd #devops #beginners

2 min read

Kavyanjali Karan

May 2

I named my GitHub repo after an Amazon job ID — here's why

#analyst #aws #sql #beginners

1 min read

Mar 29

Web Scraping Ethics: Engineering the Balance Between Data Acquisition and Server Stability

#programming #beginners #python #automation

4 min read

Mar 29

Handling a 14-Hour Timezone Mismatch in NASA's APOD API

#webdev #javascript #beginners #opensource

2 min read

Jayanth

Apr 21

Automate Personalized Cold Email Icebreakers With n8n, 0.3% to 10% Reply Rate

#ai #tutorial #beginners

6 min read

Ashraf Alrashidi

Mar 29

My First Steps with Wagtail: Reviewing the Starter Kit

#beginners #django #opensource #python

2 min read

Apr 29

System Design That Actually Makes Sense

#discuss #systemdesign #webdev #beginners

6 min read

Tomer goldstein

Apr 2

Your Vibe Coding Security Scanner Is Missing the Worst Bugs. Here's Why.

#ai #webdev #beginners #security

3 min read

Smile

May 1

The Story of How I Built a VPN protocol: Part 1

#security #opensource #go #beginners

5 min read

May 1

Tailwind CSS vs. Styled Components: Which One Should You Choose in 2026

#frontend #beginners #webdev #productivity

4 min read

Mar 29

How is DNS resolver happening?

#beginners #computerscience #networking #tutorial

2 min read

Apr 20

Developer Resume with No Experience: What Actually Works in 2026

#beginners #career #codenewbie #programming

3 min read

Mei Park

Apr 11

Build First, Plan Later: What My 3-Year-Old Knows About Making Things

#parenting #webdev #beginners #programming

5 min read

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