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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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Feb 6

🔒 HTTPS Explained Like You're 5

#eli5 #security #web #beginners

1 min read

Anna Villarreal

Mar 7

Dream/Nightmare: What Kind of Malware is That? 🥶

#mentalhealth #programming #webdev #beginners

2 min read

Oluwajuwon Odunitan

Feb 3

Monitoring and Observing My First Linux Server: A Beginner’s Guide to Prometheus & Grafana.

#beginners #linux #monitoring #tutorial

3 min read

Shahir Bin Julfiker Aorko

Feb 26

Built My Own Remote Power Button Because I’m Cheap (and Curious).

#showdev #beginners #linux #networking

4 min read

Feb 2

Data modelling for Dummies: Because your data shouldn't live in a dumpster.

#webdev #beginners #science #learning

2 min read

Peter Olanrewaju Fadeyi

Mar 9

From PowerShell to Bash: The Folder That Almost Broke Me

#linux #beginners #cli #cloudskills

3 min read

Mar 9

Forget Syntax and Lines of Code. Do This to Stand Out

#coding #beginners #career #careerdevelopment

2 min read

Anurag

Mar 9

Starting My Tech Journey in Public

#java #cpp #productivity #beginners

2 min read

Neural Download

Mar 9

How Hash Maps Work Under the Hood

#datastructures #computerscience #programming #beginners

2 min read

Wes

Mar 9

Stop Letting Agents Push to Main

#github #devops #ai #beginners

4 min read

Ebenezer

Mar 9

The Type Coercion Puzzle That Makes JavaScript Look Weird

#javascript #webdev #programming #beginners

3 min read

Mar 9

Series: Modern Tech Explained in Simple Words. What Is GPU Computing? A Beginner-Friendly Guide

#explainlikeimfive #beginners #ai #machinelearning

4 min read

William C.

Mar 8

AI Citations Are the New Backlinks — Why SEO Will Never Be the Same

#discuss #seo #ai #beginners

6 min read

Jaideep Parashar

Feb 16

Why Learning AI Ops Will Give You a Competitive Edge in Any Interview

#webdev #ai #programming #beginners

3 min read

Jahongir Sobirov

Feb 3

How to use API based providers for sending OTP in Node.js

#node #beginners #tutorial #security

1 min read

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