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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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#webdev #javascript #beginners #programming

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#webdev #javascript #beginners #programming

2 min read

Yash Kumar Saini

Jan 28 '24

DSA v/s Web Dev

#discuss #webdev #datascience #beginners

1 min read

Ndeye Fatou Diop

Jan 23 '24

5 Small (Yet Easily Fixable) Mistakes Junior Frontend Developers Often Make in Their React Code

#webdev #javascript #beginners #react

2 min read

Shai Almog

Jan 26 '24

Styling and Dark Mode

#webdev #beginners #tutorial #css

3 min read

Jan 28 '24

Matching a character in a Character-set | Regular expressions for The Absolute Beginner

#beginners #programming #tutorial #regex

1 min read

Jan 28 '24

Matching Special Characters (metacharacters) | Regular Expressions for the Absolute Beginner

#regex #programming #tutorial #beginners

1 min read

Julia 👩🏻‍💻 GDE

Jan 26 '24

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#html #beginners #frontend #webdev

4 min read

Nikola Brežnjak

Jan 27 '24

Solving the 'Retry as Admin' while saving files in Visual Studio Code on a Mac

#linux #vscode #beginners #mac

2 min read

Vineet Kalghatgi

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Timeline animation with HTML, CSS and JavaScript

#webdev #css #beginners #tutorial

3 min read

Alexis Boucouvalas

Jan 27 '24

Java vs. Python: An Introduction to Two Powerful Programming Languages

#java #python #beginners #programming

5 min read

gohashira

Jan 27 '24

How I Got a Job as a Self-Taught Developer without a College Degree

#webdev #javascript #beginners #career

5 min read

Jidneya

Jan 27 '24

Math in computer science: Vectors

#learning #maths #beginners

2 min read

Jan 27 '24

Getting Started with GitHub Actions

#githubactions #opensource #beginners #programming

2 min read

Arjun Vijay Prakash

Jan 26 '24

Build a Simple YouTube Video Downloader Application in Python 🐍🚀

#python #programming #tutorial #beginners

3 min read

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