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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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ISO to SOC 2: What Compliance Actually Means for DevSecOps Engineers

#devsecops #security #cloud #beginners

3 min read

Mar 18

Teaching Beginners in Web Development: Where We’re Getting It Wrong

#beginners #codenewbie #learning #webdev

3 min read

Mar 9

Best AI Mock Interview Platforms for Developers in 2026

#career #interview #webdev #beginners

8 min read

Harini

Apr 8

Method Overloading in Java

#java #programming #coding #beginners

2 min read

Harini

Apr 8

Methods Examples in Java

#java #programming #coding #beginners

2 min read

Mar 18

Understanding Pointers in Go (Especially If You’re Coming from JavaScript)

#go #backend #pointers #beginners

3 min read

AgentKit

Apr 8

Screen Reader Testing in 5 Minutes: A Developer's Quick Start Guide

#a11y #webdev #beginners #tutorial

4 min read

maymay5692

Mar 28

I Connected to a Crypto Exchange API in 3 Lines of Python

#python #api #crypto #beginners

4 min read

Abirami Prabhakar

Mar 28

Creating Table

#beginners #postgressql #dbms

3 min read

Mar 4

The Overengineering Trap: You're Building a Spaceship When You Need a Bicycle

#webdev #programming #beginners #career

6 min read

Mar 4

I Built a Log Analyzer That Detects Cyberattacks — Here’s How It Works

#cybersecurity #python #security #beginners

3 min read

Harini

Apr 7

Understanding Methods in Java with Simple Example

#java #methods #programming #beginners

1 min read

Apr 8

Method Overloading In Java

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

1 min read

Midas126

Mar 9

Mastering TypeScript's Advanced Types: Beyond `string` and `number`

#typescript #webdev #programming #beginners

5 min read

Ifeanyi O. for AWS

Apr 7

5 AWS Services New Developers Struggle With (And Why)

#aws #beginners #cloud #devops

12 min read

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