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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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Musungu (Ruth) Ambogo

May 27

Encoding in Machine Learning Explained

#beginners #datascience #machinelearning #tutorial

2 min read

Musungu (Ruth) Ambogo

May 27

Python 101 a Comprehensive Guide

#beginners #programming #python #tutorial

5 min read

May 27

Keyboard shortcuts that fixed my editing flow

#writing #productivity #chrome #beginners

4 min read

May 27

Fixing your writing tone with a Chrome extension

#writing #productivity #chrome #beginners

4 min read

May 27

Creating my own web browser

#showdev #beginners #cpp #opensource

1 min read

May 26

Fear not the Markdown: A Beginner's Quest 😱

#beginners #codenewbie #learning #writing

2 min read

May 31

WebAssembly - Why Your Browser Can Finally Do What Desktop Apps Could

#beginners #javascript #performance #webdev

1 min read

Mohan Mogi

May 27

Understanding Closures in JavaScript: A Complete Beginner Guide

#beginners #javascript #tutorial #webdev

1 min read

Sivakumar Mathiyalagan

May 27

Looping in Python

#algorithms #beginners #codenewbie #python

1 min read

May 28

📖 DICTIONARIES IN PYTHON: THE SMART DATA VAULT

#programming #beginners #python #learning

2 min read

Umitomo

May 29

Weekly Dev Log 2026-W07

#beginners #devjournal #security #swift

4 min read

May 26

Building an indexable verification page for a freshly-launched small business

#seo #webdev #schema #beginners

5 min read

Noble

May 26

Azure Blob Storage for Beginners: Private Access, SAS Tokens & Cost Savings Explained

#azure #beginners #security #tutorial

5 min read

May 28

Mastering the print() Function in Python

#beginners #programming #python #tutorial

2 min read

Akhilesh

May 26

98. RAG: Give Your AI Access to Your Documents

#ai #productivity #beginners #python

11 min read

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