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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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#ai #webdev #programming #beginners

1 min read

Akhouri Anmol Kumar

Jun 21

I'm 13. I built a software company. Here's everything I learned in 1 months.

#showdev #beginners #python #opensource

1 min read

Devanshu Biswas

Jun 16

I Built Space Invaders in ~120 Lines of Vanilla JavaScript

#javascript #gamedev #beginners #webdev

2 min read

Devanshu Biswas

Jun 16

I Rebuilt Notion's Slash Menu (/) in ~70 Lines of JavaScript

#javascript #webdev #css #beginners

2 min read

Devanshu Biswas

Jun 16

I Built Live Captions in the Browser — No API Key, No Server

#javascript #webdev #ai #beginners

2 min read

Devanshu Biswas

Jun 16

HyDE: The RAG Trick Where You Answer the Question BEFORE You Search

#ai #rag #llm #beginners

2 min read

Devanshu Biswas

Jun 16

The XOR Problem: Why Neural Nets Needed Hidden Layers

#machinelearning #ai #deeplearning #beginners

2 min read

Saqib Shah

Jun 17

The Google AdSense & Ready-Made Blog Scam Nobody Talks About

#webdev #startup #beginners #javascript

1 min read

Jun 16

Integrating AI Video Generation Into Your React App: A Practical Developer Guide

#ai #webdev #beginners

6 min read

Md Jamilur Rahman

Jun 16

Your First Java Class — A Hello World Walkthrough

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

4 min read

Jun 16

What I Learned from My Machine Learning Journey: Beyond the Algorithms

#beginners #learning #machinelearning #python

5 min read

Jun 16

JWKS explained: what every developer should know

#api #beginners #security #tutorial

4 min read

Yogeshwar Peela

Jun 16

TryHackMe - NerdHerd writeup

#beginners #cybersecurity #linux #tutorial

5 min read

Harshit Rathore

Jun 16

Top 7 AI Interview Tools for Indian Engineers Applying to US Companies (2026 Hands-On Review)

#ai #interview #career #beginners

11 min read

Jun 16

You Spent $35,000 Fine-Tuning a Model. A $28,000 RAG System Would Have Done It Better.

#discuss #ai #beginners #opensource

5 min read

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