Skip to content

DEV Community

Beginners

"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.

👋 Sign in for the ability to sort posts by relevant, latest, or top.

Mar 7

Learning To Learn Again - how I went from procrastination to productivity

#beginners #productivity #learning #programming

6 min read

Feb 26

The Salary Negotiation Script Developers Never Learn (And It Costs Them Thousands)

#career #salary #jobsearch #beginners

3 min read

Feb 2

Security Groups en AWS: pequeños cambios, gran impacto en la seguridad

#aws #security #networking #beginners

2 min read

maso

Feb 16

DAY5 -Databases

#aws #tutorial #beginners #cloud

3 min read

Neural Download

Mar 9

Docker Isn't a VM. Here's What It Actually Is.

#docker #linux #devops #beginners

2 min read

jidonglab

Mar 9

exit 0 Means Pass, exit 2 Means Block — I Taught My AI to Follow Rules With Shell Scripts

#ai #beginners #programming #productivity

1 min read

CHILL

Feb 15

Day #1 - The beginning of the path

#beginners #codenewbie #devjournal #webdev

1 min read

christal riziki

Feb 3

Setting Up Your First React Project with Vite and VS Code

#programming #beginners

1 min read

Diana

Feb 2

Networking 101: The Concepts Explained Simply 🌐

#devops #learning #networking #beginners

6 min read

Luke · Software Developer

Feb 16

Your Monitoring Says 'UP' But Your Users Say 'Broken'

#webdev #devops #monitoring #beginners

2 min read

Daniil Kornilov

Mar 8

How to Land Your First Remote Developer Job in 2026 (From Someone Who Did It)

#career #beginners #programming #productivity

2 min read

Daniil Kornilov

Mar 8

The Side Project Graveyard: Why 90% of Developer Projects Die (And How to Ship Yours)

#discuss #programming #productivity #beginners

2 min read

Mar 8

Summary of insights into traditional CSS Grid & Flexbox

#css #beginners #cheatsheet

3 min read

Aviral Srivastava

Feb 16

Implementing GitOps with ArgoCD

#beginners #devops #kubernetes #tutorial

7 min read

Feb 25

Day 12 — I Built a File Safety Checker in Python (and Accidentally Learned How Malware Tricks Humans)

#python #beginners #linux #cybersecurity

3 min read

👋 Sign in for the ability to sort posts by relevant, latest, or top.