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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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Abinaya Dhanraj

Mar 25

ISOLATION

#postgres #beginners #queries #isolation

2 min read

Ritam Saha

Apr 28

JavaScript Modules: Import & Export Explained

#javascript #webdev #programming #beginners

3 min read

SZG Labs (Technical Founder)

Mar 25

What is EDI and Why Is It Such a Pain to Implement?

#automation #backend #beginners #data

3 min read

Mar 25

8 Mac Apps Every Developer Should Install on a Fresh Setup in 2026

#productivity #devtools #tooling #beginners

4 min read

Mary Olowu

Apr 28

What Is Record TTL? Database Time-to-Live Explained

#database #webdev #beginners #tutorial

6 min read

Mar 27

7 Mac Apps Every Developer Who Creates Content Should Have in 2026

#productivity #devtools #beginners #writing

3 min read

Jonas Pfalzgraf

Mar 29

bQuery.js 🥂 The jQuery for the Modern Web Platform

#webdev #typescript #javascript #beginners

10 min read

Mar 25

The GitHub README Template That Gets Stars (Used by Top Repos)

#github #opensource #documentation #beginners

5 min read

Mar 25

How to Outline a Blog Post That Ranks on Page 1 of Google

#blogging #seo #writing #beginners

5 min read

Apr 28

22 Articles, 0 Sales: What Build-in-Public Really Looks Like

#showdev #career #beginners #python

3 min read

Apr 28

Top 10 Open Source Projects for Beginners to Contribute To

#opensource #github #programming #beginners

3 min read

Ch. Abdul Wahab

Apr 17

The dashboard that ended our friendship

#webdev #startup #beginners #career

4 min read

Mar 25

DB-TASK-Filtering Data

#beginners #database #sql #tutorial

3 min read

Mar 25

Outreachy: A beginners guide on how to get started

#beginners #tutorial #outreachy #fedora

3 min read

InterSystems Developer for InterSystems

Mar 25

Virtualizing large databases - VMware CPU capacity planning

#redis #a11y #beginners #programming

18 min read

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