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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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Nelson Figueroa

Feb 2

Adding Headers to HTTP Requests in Go

#programming #beginners #go

2 min read

Feb 19

char str1[] = "hello world"; vs char *str2 = "hello world"; – The Memory Story Every C Programmer Must Know

#discuss #c #learning #beginners

4 min read

Mohit ✨

Feb 19

The 5 Future-Proof Language + Framework Combos Crushing It Right Now 🔥

#ai #programming #career #beginners

5 min read

Jan 16

Docker & Containers Explained: A Beginner-Friendly Guide to How Docker Works

#docker #container #devops #beginners

6 min read

Sjue Bsjs

Jan 16

The Java Programming Environment

#programming #beginners #learning #java

8 min read

Feb 19

Can a Web App Carry Philosophy? Building a Devotional Platform with Next.js

#webdev #beginners #architecture #learning

2 min read

Rubasri Srikanthan

Feb 19

Starting My First Salesforce Project - What Is Salesforce?

#salesforce #beginners #crm #career

2 min read

Jan 16

🧮 Modular arithmetic: Checking Huge Numbers for Divisibility

#php #algorithms #beginners #programming

3 min read

ClintWithK

Jan 16

Understanding Git and GitHub: Pushing, Pulling, and Tracking Code (Beginner-Friendly Guide)

#webdev #programming #beginners #learning

3 min read

Jan 16

Beyond the Prompt: Why Core Skills are the Ultimate Dev Flex in 2026

#programming #webdev #career #beginners

3 min read

Harsh

Feb 19

2026: My Most Valuable Skill Isn’t Writing Code — It’s Deleting It.

#webdev #beginners #programming #productivity

5 min read

Jan 16

Building a Menu-Driven List Management System in Python

#beginners #codenewbie #python #tutorial

2 min read

Feb 8

BERT vs GPT: Why Your AI Reads Differently Than It Write

#ai #beginners #architecture #machinelearning

7 min read

Harshita Vaghela

Feb 8

How Browsers Actually Talk to Servers (No BS Guide)

#javascript #webdev #beginners

3 min read

Muhammad Ikramullah Khan

Jan 16

Scrapy-Playwright Advanced Patterns: Master Complex Scraping Scenarios

#webdev #programming #beginners #python

10 min read

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