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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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Batty

Apr 5

How to Get Your Open Source Project into Awesome Lists (and Why It's Worth the Effort)

#opensource #github #seo #beginners

4 min read

Mar 25

Prime Number

#algorithms #beginners #javascript #tutorial

1 min read

Nathaniel Hamlett

Mar 12

From Computer Repair to Crypto: What a Non-Traditional Path Actually Looks Like

#career #crypto #beginners #personal

5 min read

Mate Technologies

Mar 14

Build a Batch Audio Trimmer in Python with Tkinter and FFmpeg

#python #tutorial #beginners #audiotrimmer

4 min read

Mar 25

JavaScript Array Methods: A Complete Guide to Map, Filter, and Reduce

#javascript #webdev #beginners #programming

3 min read

Shahrouz Nikseresht

Mar 12

Python Sets Explained Simply (Unique and Unordered Collections)

#python #beginners #tutorial #programming

2 min read

MakendranG

Apr 4

From Curiosity to Confidence: My Journey Through Code, Community, and Consistency

#webdev #career #beginners #community

2 min read

Apr 15

Gradle for Android Beginners: The Mental Model That Changes Everything

#beginners #android #kotlin #gradle

5 min read

William Andrews

Apr 15

Regex cheat sheet for developers — patterns you'll actually use

#javascript #webdev #beginners #regex

5 min read

Apr 16

Outreachy May, 2026

#opensource #webdev #programming #beginners

2 min read

youssef abobakr

Mar 12

How I Built an AI Chatbot Service for Small Businesses as a CS Student (And Launched It This Week)

#ai #python #webdev #beginners

2 min read

Jamie Cole

Mar 12

The Single-File App Architecture: Why I Stopped Reaching for a Backend

#javascript #webdev #productivity #beginners

4 min read

David Van Assche (S.L)

Apr 15

Running AI Coding Agents for Free: The Open Source & Local Setup Guide (2026)

#ai #tutorial #opensource #beginners

4 min read

Jamie Cole

Mar 12

I Applied to 47 Jobs in Six Weeks and Lost Track of All of Them

#career #productivity #webdev #beginners

4 min read

Apr 15

How I Started in Linux Part 2: Distro Hopping

#archlinux #beginners #devjournal #linux

1 min read

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