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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 27

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

#beginners #codenewbie #learning #programming

3 min read

Abishek Haththakage

Mar 27

Terraform Isn’t What I Expected: Hidden Things You Should Know

#terraform #devops #beginners #aws

16 min read

DNZY

Mar 27

I made a simple PNG to WebP converter that can shrink 10 MB images to around 100 KB.

#productivity #programming #beginners #github

1 min read

Mar 28

I scanned 10 UK web agency websites for WCAG 2.2 violations — here's what I found

#webdev #a11y #wcag #beginners

2 min read

Ryan Kelly

Mar 27

Learning Go Over Past Few Months

#go #softwaredevelopment #learning #beginners

3 min read

Mar 27

🚀 Day 24 of My Automation Journey – Looping Statements (While Loop)

#beginners #devjournal #java #tutorial

3 min read

Beey

Mar 27

What is a CSS class definer and linking CSS to HTML(CSS basics 2/60)

#css #webdev #programming #beginners

1 min read

Mar 27

Building a live electricity dashboard as a first-semester CS student

#webdev #programming #beginners #api

2 min read

Deva I

Mar 27

Flowchart of Some While Loop Programs in Javascript

#javascript #learning #programming #beginners

1 min read

Ahkar Swe

Mar 27

🔁 Terraform Variables, Outputs & State — Make Your Code Reusable (Part 4)

#beginners #devops #terraform #tutorial

2 min read

Mar 28

How to Set Up a GitHub Profile README Using Markdown (Beginner Guide)

#beginners #github #dataengineering #markdown

2 min read

Mar 26

Number Guessing Game

#beginners #codenewbie #gamedev #tutorial

2 min read

Mar 27

Why Your Contact Form Is Getting Spam (And How to Stop It)

#beginners #security #tutorial #webdev

9 min read

Mar 27

Building Personal AI-Powered Tools with OpenClaw: A Developer's Journe

#ai #webdev #programming #beginners

2 min read

Mar 27

Why JavaScript Doesn’t Wait: Sync vs Async Explained

#beginners #computerscience #javascript #webdev

5 min read

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