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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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Grant B

Feb 26

The battle for time

#webdev #frontend #beginners #javascript

2 min read

Apr 2

Exception Handling Keywords in Java

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

2 min read

Mirrai

Apr 1

Buffer Overflows on x64 Windows: A Practical Beginners Guide (Part 2): Exploitation

#beginners #tutorial #infosec #security

9 min read

Mar 2

How AI Structures Android Apps: MVVM + Room + Compose Architecture Explained

#android #kotlin #architecture #beginners

6 min read

Mar 2

Android App Lifecycle Explained: Why Your AI-Generated App Survives Rotation

#android #kotlin #architecture #beginners

5 min read

Mar 2

🌾 JavaScript Promises Explained Through Panchayat: A Cinematic Guide to Async Programming

#beginners #javascript #programming #tutorial

11 min read

Musungu (Ruth) Ambogo

Mar 2

SQL Joins & Window Functions

#beginners #database #sql #tutorial

3 min read

William Andrews

Apr 1

Cron expressions explained — a complete guide with real examples

#devops #linux #beginners #webdev

5 min read

arenasbob2024-cell

Feb 26

chmod Cheat Sheet: Linux File Permissions in 5 Minutes

#linux #devops #beginners #tutorial

3 min read

arenasbob2024-cell

Feb 26

URL Encoding Explained: What %20, %3A, and %2F Actually Mean

#webdev #javascript #beginners #tutorial

3 min read

Ritam Saha

Mar 1

JavaScript Promises: From Pending Proposals to Bollywood Bliss – A Desi Guide to Async Magic

#javascript #webdev #programming #beginners

7 min read

Feb 27

How We Cut Our API Calls by 85% Without Losing a Single Data Point

#webdev #trading #fintech #beginners

18 min read

arenasbob2024-cell

Feb 27

Python Decorators Explained: From Basics to Advanced Patterns 2026

#python #programming #webdev #beginners

3 min read

Feb 26

I Was a Biology Student With No Laptop. I Wrote Code in a Diary. Here's What I Built.

#beginners #career #webdev #startup

3 min read

Ananya S

Mar 2

🧠 Your LLM Isn’t an Agent — Until It Has Tools, Memory, and Structure (LangChain Deep Dive)

#ai #beginners #langchain #agents

3 min read

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