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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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Jan 10

HTML-101 #2. Structure of HTML

#discuss #webdev #beginners #tutorial

8 min read

Jan 5

I Built in Public for 5 Months. Nobody Watched. 22nd Dec. I Got Fired.

#beginners #programming #career #python

4 min read

Brendon O'Neill

Dec 5 '25

Your DSA Toolkit: Hashmaps, Queues & Stacks (JavaScript)

#algorithms #beginners #javascript #tutorial

11 min read

Aviral Srivastava

Jan 10

Rust Smart Pointers (Box, Rc, Arc)

#beginners #rust #tutorial

9 min read

Jan 9

Garanta o shape do verão com Kiro e Spec Driven Development

#ai #aws #productivity #beginners

6 min read

smrpdl1991

Dec 19 '25

Why Learning React Hooks is Exactly Like Running a Desi Household

#react #beginners #tutorial #webdev

9 min read

Dec 8 '25

I Can't Write Code. I Built This Anyway.

#ai #claudecode #nocode #beginners

3 min read

Dec 6 '25

Understanding the React Testing Pipeline (for Beginners)

#react #testing #tdd #beginners

2 min read

Syed Fazil

Jan 9

Let’s break down DNS: how your browser finds a website

#webdev #beginners #networking #dns

5 min read

Akash

Dec 5 '25

A Simple Sense of Type Coercion in JavaScript

#javascript #beginners #webdev #tutorial

3 min read

Dec 5 '25

Guide - Audio Modding of "Arena of Valor"

#modding #beginners

11 min read

Dec 7 '25

My First API-Posted Article

#api #beginners #tutorial

1 min read

Jeya Shri

Jan 10

Launching EC2 instances within a VPC (along with Wizard)

#beginners #cloud #aws #vpc

3 min read

Resumemind

Jan 9

I Reviewed 50 Junior Developer Resumes — Here’s What Actually Works

#beginners #career #codenewbie

2 min read

Jegan

Dec 19 '25

Computer Systems Security An Introduction (Part 1)

#cybersecurity #beginners #security #tutorial

2 min read

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