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"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Chinese Proverb

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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Jonah Reed

Mar 18

OpenFiend: Building an Honest AI Agent in Public (Starting From Zero)

#showdev #ai #productivity #beginners

2 min read

Mukami

Mar 18

Deploying Your First Server with Terraform: A Beginner's Guide

#terraform #beginners #tutorial

3 min read

Mar 19

I Built an App With AI in 10 Minutes. Then Tried to Deploy It 5 Different Ways.

#webdev #ai #devops #beginners

8 min read

Apr 1

What is Class in Java?

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

1 min read

Liora

Mar 19

The Button Nobody Could See

#webdev #ux #ui #beginners

2 min read

Mar 18

I Blocked Social Media Feeds Without Deleting the Apps — Here's What Changed

#discuss #productivity #beginners #webdev

4 min read

SIGNAL

Mar 18

Build a Local RAG Pipeline With Ollama + pgvector — No API Keys, No Cloud

#ai #selfhosted #docker #beginners

4 min read

Mar 18

They Weren't Helping You. They Were Just Paying You Less Than You're Worth.

#devops #webdev #beginners #programming

9 min read

karnVen

Mar 18

How I'm Learning Java From Scratch — The 2-Resource Setup That's Actually Working

#java #beginners #programming #webdev

3 min read

Narayana

Mar 18

Your Blog Titles Suck (Here's How I Fixed Mine)

#productivity #technology #tutorial #beginners

4 min read

Leila

Mar 21

[Learning notes and hw] getting started with R-cnn: Manually implementing Intersection over Union (IoU)

#learning #computervision #beginners

3 min read

Apaksh

Mar 18

Docker Demystified: The Only Cheat Sheet You Need

#docker #devops #beginners #tutorial

4 min read

Apaksh

Mar 18

The Python Cheat Sheet You'll Actually Use

#python #beginners #programming #tutorial

5 min read

Apr 21

Here are the strategies I used to get my first 1000 users on my app as an indie app developer

#beginners #programming #startup #development

4 min read

Mycah

Apr 21

I built a site that tracks MLB games you’ve attended and shows player stats

#sports #webdev #beginners #startup

1 min read

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