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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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Pratik Kumar Ghosh

Mar 26

I Thought I Knew What an API Was. I Was Wrong.

#api #backend #webdev #beginners

5 min read

enoughsudhanshu

Feb 23

Hello Dev Community! A Passionate Developer Joining the Journey

#beginners #codenewbie #learning #webdev

1 min read

Mar 26

Complete Scrapy Tutorial in 2026: Build a Production Web Scraper from Scratch

#python #tutorial #webdev #beginners

5 min read

Mar 26

How to Clean and Parse Web Scraped Data with Python in 2026

#python #tutorial #beginners #webscraping

6 min read

Mar 26

How to Scrape Fiverr in 2026: Freelancer Listings, Prices, and Reviews

#webscraping #python #tutorial #beginners

4 min read

Chimwemwe Liwonde

Mar 15

The $5,000 Typo: How Beginners Are Handing Their API Keys to Hackers

#devops #beginners #tutorial #security

4 min read

Abinaya Dhanraj

Mar 25

DNS

#beginners #networking #tutorial #webdev

2 min read

Mar 26

How to Scrape Booking.com in 2026: Hotel Data, Prices, and Reviews

#webscraping #python #tutorial #beginners

4 min read

Mar 26

How to Scrape Etsy in 2026: Product Listings, Seller Data, and Prices

#webscraping #python #tutorial #beginners

5 min read

Mar 26

CSS Part 1

#beginners #css #tutorial #webdev

3 min read

SZG Labs (Technical Founder)

Mar 26

DevOps Is Hard. Here’s Why Nobody Admits It.

#devops #cicd #softwaredevelopment #beginners

5 min read

Mar 5

If You Can't Explain It to a Six-Year-Old, You Don't Understand It

#machinelearning #python #deeplearning #beginners

5 min read

Pyrena

Feb 19

5 Ways to Stop Third-Party APIs from Breaking Your App

#learning #api #softwaredevelopment #beginners

3 min read

TwisterRL

Feb 20

5 C++ Tips Every Developer Should Know

#code #cpp #programming #beginners

4 min read

Prashik besekar

Mar 15

Your AWS Credentials Are Still on GitHub Even After You Delete Them

#webdev #beginners #security #devops

5 min read

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