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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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Never Used RSS? Start Here.

#rss #feeds #openweb #beginners

6 min read

May 1

How to Reset Your MySQL Root Password on Ubuntu (When Nothing Works)

#mysql #ubuntu #laravel #beginners

4 min read

Karan

Mar 28

Before Writing a Single Line of Code — Planning My Gym App🏋️

#beginners #learning #tutorial #architecture

2 min read

Abishek

Apr 2

Exception Handling

#java #beginners #exceptions #programming

3 min read

Apr 20

If AI Finally Writes 90% of Code, You Don't Need to Learn So Many Languages

#coding #beginners #programming #ai

2 min read

Focuses on CORS and referer security

Esin Saribudak for AWS

Apr 21

Build your own blog post view counter on AWS Free Tier

#beginners #lambda #dynamodb #tutorial

11 min read

Mar 28

7 Mac Apps for Developers Launching on Product Hunt in 2026

#productivity #startup #tooling #beginners

3 min read

Mar 28

7 Mac Apps That Make Technical Writing and Documentation Painless in 2026

#productivity #beginners #writing

3 min read

Jesse James Kyemting

Apr 20

Cloud Computing vs. Traditional IT: The Great Shift

#cloud #devops #beginners #cloudcomputing

4 min read

Aakash

Mar 28

I built a programming language in C

#programming #c #compiler #beginners

1 min read

Mar 28

Exploring Wagtail's Starter Kit

#beginners #django #python #webdev

2 min read

Mar 28

7 Mac Apps I Recommend to Every Developer I Mentor in 2026

#productivity #tooling #programming #beginners

3 min read

Apr 20

Subqueries vs. CTEs and When to Use Each

#sql #beginners

2 min read

Mar 28

The 5-File AI Project Setup That Saves Me Hours Every Week

#ai #productivity #programming #beginners

3 min read

Harish Kotra (he/him)

Mar 27

Behind the Scenes: Building "Ghost in the Grid" - A 2D Emergent Hide-and-Seek Simulation

#ai #programming #beginners #dailybuild2026

3 min read

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