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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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charlie-morrison

Apr 30

I Have 6 Months to Learn One Tech Skill - Here Are the 3 I Would Actually Pick

#career #beginners #webdev #abotwrotethis

4 min read

Jeff Reese

Apr 30

Long Context vs RAG: When to Load the Whole Book

#ai #rag #machinelearning #beginners

6 min read

Mar 28

The Git Cheat Sheet Every Developer Should Bookmark (2026 Edition)

#git #github #beginners #webdev

3 min read

Fillip Kosorukov

Mar 27

Why Research Methodology Makes You a Better Developer

#programming #career #beginners #productivity

4 min read

charlie-morrison

Apr 30

I Scraped 50 LinkedIn Profiles That Got Recruited - Here Are the Patterns

#career #linkedin #beginners #abotwrotethis

3 min read

charlie-morrison

Apr 30

5 Resume Mistakes That Cost You Interviews (Each Takes 30 Minutes to Fix)

#career #productivity #beginners #abotwrotethis

3 min read

Mar 27

I built my first AI agent. It was mostly plumbing

#ai #webdev #beginners #programming

2 min read

Mar 27

First Week's Progress

#beginners #datascience #devjournal #learning

3 min read

Mar 27

5 Python Built-ins You’re Not Using (But Should Be)

#python #beginners #programming #codenewbie

3 min read

Apr 20

Git Commands Every DevOps Engineer Must Know

#git #productivity #devops #beginners

3 min read

Apr 18

Arrays in Javascript

#beginners #javascript #programming #tutorial

2 min read

Apr 30

Direct Dive into the Data: A Beginner's Guide to Getting Started

#beginners #dataengineering #datascience #learning

5 min read

Nico Reyes

Mar 30

My Python tests passed. Production still broke.

#python #testing #beginners #programming

2 min read

Apr 18

Weekend Project: Build a ₹0 Amazon India Price Tracker in 50 Lines of Python

#beginners #python #tutorial #webscraping

4 min read

Mar 27

I'm Building Things I Don't Fully Understand Yet. Good

#beginners #codenewbie #learning #programming

3 min read

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