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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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Jest - Step by Step (Bite-size Article)

#jest #testing #beginners #react

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Yllen Fernandez

Feb 16 '24

Lessons Learned Too Late: Reflecting on University Regrets

#university #career #programming #beginners

8 min read

shinjith

Feb 3 '24

Git Good: Best Practices for Branch Naming and Commit Messages

#git #github #beginners

4 min read

Amrasakpare Lawrence

Feb 22 '24

Context Api - UseContext()

#webdev #beginners #react #programming

6 min read

Tahzib Mahmud Rifat

Feb 23 '24

1470. Shuffle the Array(easy)

#dsa #java #leetcode #beginners

1 min read

Feb 23 '24

Developer Diaries: Reflecting on the Week Together

#discuss #developers #programming #beginners

2 min read

Dev J. Shah 🥑

Feb 23 '24

How to Create Consistent and Impressive README.md Files?

#beginners #github #javascript #documentation

3 min read

Feb 26 '24

Laravel inside Rust? I have a reason for that.

#discuss #laravel #rust #beginners

2 min read

Barbara Robles 🇧🇷

Feb 22 '24

Desestruturação de Arrays em JavaScript

#javascript #beginners #destructuring #tutorial

3 min read

Feb 23 '24

Handling Exceptions in Python

#python #beginners #programming

3 min read

Gbengacode

Feb 23 '24

How to monitor your Next.js Application performance and track errors with Sentry

#webdev #nextjs #sentry #beginners

2 min read

Paulo Oliveira for TestMu AI

Feb 23 '24

How to Automate WhatsApp Messages Using Python

#python #beginners #programming #tutorial

29 min read

Nir Tayeb

Feb 23 '24

Essential Database Optimizations Before Re-Architecting Your Backend

#database #webdev #javascript #beginners

5 min read

Prashanna

Feb 23 '24

Embracing the Power of Unit Testing

#devops #beginners #tdd #unittest

2 min read

Ndeye Fatou Diop

Feb 21 '24

This Is The Best Advanced React Book I’ve Ever Read

#react #webdev #beginners #javascript

2 min read

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