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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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Umitomo

Apr 17

Weekly Dev Log 2026-W01

#beginners #devjournal #wevdev #swift

1 min read

Apr 16

camelCase, snake_case, kebab-case: A Developer's Field Guide to Naming Conventions

#webdev #productivity #beginners #tools

3 min read

Integration Atlas for Integration Atlas

Apr 17

5 Automation Workflows Every Developer Should Set Up (and Which Platform to Use for Each)

#automation #productivity #devops #beginners

4 min read

lu1tr0n

Apr 16

Las 10 mejores herramientas gratis para desarrolladores en 2026

#programming #tutorial #webdev #beginners

9 min read

Apr 16

First Day on Hack The Box

#cybersecurity #beginners #security

1 min read

Apr 16

AI Red-Teaming for Beginners: Where to Start and What to Test

#ai #beginners #llm #security

5 min read

Kristine Megrelishvili

Apr 16

What project types best prepare students for real-world software engineering?

#webdev #programming #beginners #career

1 min read

Hrushikesh Shinde

Apr 20

Information Security Concepts Explained: Risk, Vulnerabilities, Threats & Controls (2026)

#beginners #cybersecurity #infosec #security

10 min read

Babisha S

Apr 16

Day 1: Building My Smart Reconciliation and Audit System from Scratch

#springboot #java #beginners #authentication

2 min read

Apr 21

SQL Subquery and CTEs( Common Table Expressions)

#beginners #database #sql #tutorial

3 min read

t49qnsx7qt-kpanks

Apr 16

That viral free AI stack tweet is 90% right — here is the 10% nobody talks about

#ai #webdev #opensource #beginners

4 min read

jim kinyua

Apr 16

ETL vs ELT: Understanding the Two Pillars of Modern Data Engineering

#dataengineering #etl #database #beginners

16 min read

Ben Link

Apr 16

The Adventures of Blink S5e7: Winning is Everything

#python #programming #beginners #buildinpublic

1 min read

Paul N

Apr 16

I Built an AI News Desk for My MMA Site. Here's What Actually Worked.

#news #ai #beginners

2 min read

Willem van Heemstra for The Software's Journey

Apr 16

Game on Djangular 🎮 Ep.1

#django #angular #python #beginners

4 min read

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