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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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#architecture #beginners #computerscience #tutorial

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5 Ways to Stop Third-Party APIs from Breaking Your App

#learning #api #softwaredevelopment #beginners

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Feb 19

I'm a Senior Engineer and I Still Google "How to Center a Div." Here's Why That's Fine.

#career #mentalhealth #programming #beginners

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Feb 19

The Art of Naming Things in Code (With a Cheat Sheet You'll Actually Use)

#programming #cleancode #webdev #beginners

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Feb 19

10 Things I Did as a Junior That Make Me Cringe as a Senior

#career #programming #advice #beginners

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Feb 19

How I Made My First $1,000 Freelancing on the Side (While Working Full-Time)

#career #freelancing #programming #beginners

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Feb 19

What I'd Do Differently in My First Week at a New Engineering Job (After Doing It 4 Times)

#career #beginners #programming #advice

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Feb 19

I Got My First Open Source PR Merged After 7 Rejections. Here's What I Learned About Contributing.

#opensource #github #programming #beginners

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Feb 19

Things Nobody Told Me Before My First Dev Job That Would Have Saved Me Months of Pain

#career #beginners #programming #advice

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Feb 19

I've Conducted 200+ Technical Interviews. Here's What Actually Gets You Hired.

#career #interview #programming #beginners

5 min read

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The Prompt Engineering Guide Nobody Needed Until AI Wrote 75% of Our Code

#ai #programming #productivity #beginners

5 min read

Feb 19

char str1[] = "hello world"; vs char *str2 = "hello world"; – The Memory Story Every C Programmer Must Know

#discuss #c #learning #beginners

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Feb 19

Encodings: Por Qué Importan Más de lo Que Crees

#discuss #spanish #beginners #webdev

7 min read

maso

Feb 19

DAY7 -IaC

#aws #tutorial #beginners #cloud

5 min read

Feb 19

Vue Composition API: Computed and Ref Properties Explained

#vue #typescript #beginners #webdev

5 min read

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