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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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Understanding Providers & Versioning in Terraform

#beginners #devops #terraform

1 min read

Sk

Dec 31 '25

Building Single-Executable Node.js Apps (Without the Pain)

#webdev #javascript #tutorial #beginners

4 min read

Fabian Frank Werner

Dec 27 '25

JavaScript vs TypeScript - I built the same crypto tracker with both

#webdev #javascript #typescript #beginners

8 min read

Dec 1 '25

🚀 Launching Vyoma.co — A Small Start, But a Real Start | Built by a 16-Year-Old

#discuss #startup #webdev #beginners

2 min read

Dec 31 '25

The TL;DR Rule: How I Structure Files to Not Annoy My Team

#beginners #javascript #career #programming

3 min read

Nov 28 '25

How Neural Networks Learn – A Simple Guide to Machine Learning & Deep Learning

#deeplearning #machinelearning #tutorial #beginners

6 min read

likhitha manikonda

Dec 31 '25

Machine Learning Basics: Bias, Variance, and Regularization with Intuition and Formulas

#ai #machinelearning #programming #beginners

4 min read

Nov 28 '25

My first project on aws using terraform

#beginners #devops #terraform #aws

1 min read

Chandrashekhar Kachawa

Nov 28 '25

A Developer's Guide to Jest: What, When, and How to Test

#jest #javascript #beginners #typescript

4 min read

Dec 31 '25

11 Must-Know Websites Every Developer Should Bookmark

#webdev #javascript #beginners #tutorial

5 min read

Erlan Akbaraliev

Dec 1 '25

БД2 Практ (подзапрос)

#sql #database #tutorial #beginners

2 min read

n3on

Dec 2 '25

I Built 12 Projects In 12 Days… and Almost Lost My Mind 😭💻

#discuss #beginners #productivity #programming

2 min read

Dec 31 '25

Step-by-Step Guide: Upgrading Angular 12 to Angular 19

#webdev #programming #beginners #angular

9 min read

Dec 10 '25

Beyond the Wheel: The Amazing Brain that Powers Waymo's Autonomous Cars

#discuss #ai #beginners #tutorial

6 min read

Diego Fernando Castillo Mamani

Dec 2 '25

🚀Building Your First MCP Server: A Complete Guide

#tutorial #programming #beginners #ai

6 min read

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