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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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Mar 2

SQL Joins and Window Functions

#sql #beginners #database #dataanlysis

10 min read

Mar 7

Stop Treating Your Career Like a Legacy Codebase: A Developer's Guide to Intentional Growth

#career #productivity #beginners #ai

3 min read

Mar 3

I shipped my first SaaS in a day — here's the stack, the costs, and what I learned

#webdev #ai #beginners #startup

2 min read

Gábor Mészáros

Mar 24

Instruction Best Practices: Precision Beats Clarity

#ai #beginners #performance #agents

4 min read

david

Mar 2

I Built a Side Project That Works in 4 Languages — Here's What I Learned

#programming #startup #sideprojects #beginners

5 min read

Om Shree

Apr 5

How Databricks Just Showed Everyone What MCP Actually Looks Like in Production

#discuss #ai #productivity #beginners

3 min read

Tomer Levy

Mar 30

why rust, why now

#webdev #gamedev #rust #beginners

3 min read

Apr 5

Is It That Simple… Or Am I That Dumb?

#beginners #coding #sql

2 min read

Stepan Romankov

Mar 2

Your AI Should Be Writing Tests. The Unfair Advantage Every Vibe Coder Ignores.

#ai #programming #tutorial #beginners

4 min read

Mar 2

A TECHNICAL DEEP DIVE INTO SQL JOINS AND WINDOWS FUNCTIONS.

#webdev #sql #beginners

2 min read

Paderich

Mar 2

Log Entry 004 - Certified (The Hard Way)

#ai #beginners #learning #career

2 min read

Mar 2

Master SQL: Navigating Joins and Windows Functions

#beginners #database #sql #tutorial

4 min read

Даниил Форт

Mar 2

What ECU Engineers Do Differently From Tuners

#webdev #programming #beginners

3 min read

Aral Roca

Apr 4

Resting heart rate 68 to 56: what changed in my dev work

#productivity #career #mentalhealth #beginners

19 min read

Shankar

Mar 16

I Coded Every Day for 365 Days — Here's the System That Made It Stick

#webdev #coding #beginners #career

4 min read

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