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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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Mate Technologies

Jan 29

🧩 Building a Number Snake Puzzle Generator in Python (with PDF & JPG Export)

#python #tutorial #beginners #puzzle

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Jan 28

Emmet for HTML: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Faster Markup

#beginners #html #productivity #tutorial

2 min read

Maria Artamonova for Red5

Jan 28

6 MOQ Players You Need To Know About: Pros and Cons

#livestreaming #software #learning #beginners

6 min read

Jan 29

Understanding Truthy and Falsy Values in JavaScript

#beginners #codenewbie #javascript #tutorial

1 min read

Taki

Mar 3

Local Free Claude & Codex with Ollama

#ai #opensource #llm #beginners

3 min read

Beey

Mar 3

the difference between Visual studio code and Visual studio (And how to decide whats best for you)

#vscode #beginners #productivity #programming

3 min read

Jan 28

10 Tech Terms You're Probably Mispronouncing

#beginners #career #programming #webdev

2 min read

Daniil Kornilov

Mar 3

The 5 Habits That Separated Me From Junior Developers

#career #productivity #beginners #programming

2 min read

Beey

Mar 2

Why Your React Components Aren't Rendering (And How to Fix It)

#react #webdev #beginners #programming

1 min read

NJOKU SAMSON EBERE

Mar 3

Learn n8n Automation in 1 Hour – Complete Beginner Guide

#n8nbrightdatachallenge #productivity #beginners #ai

2 min read

Daniil Kornilov

Mar 3

I Mass-Applied to 500 Developer Jobs. Here's What I'd Do Differently

#career #beginners #productivity #motivation

2 min read

Daniil Kornilov

Mar 3

Why Most Developers Plateau After 2 Years (And How to Break Through)

#career #programming #productivity #beginners

2 min read

Daniil Kornilov

Mar 3

Stop Building Portfolio Projects Nobody Cares About

#career #webdev #beginners #programming

2 min read

Arun Kumar

Feb 10

Data Types in Java

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

2 min read

Ebenezer

Mar 3

How JavaScript Evolved: From a 10-Day Script to a Modern Web Rocket

#javascript #webdev #beginners #programming

3 min read

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