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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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Andrew Land (Itsandylandman)

Dec 31 '25

What should I do first? (Beginning coding journey)

#beginners #programming #javascript #python

1 min read

Jan 14

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#node #webdev #programming #beginners

4 min read

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#ai #tutorial #beginners #productivity

3 min read

Muhammad Ikramullah Khan

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Scrapy Settings Deep Dive: The Complete Guide (What Actually Matters)

#webdev #programming #beginners #python

7 min read

Raylle Vitória

Dec 30 '25

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#showdev #frontend #learning #beginners

1 min read

Feb 4

Local Variables, Instance Variables and Static Variables

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

1 min read

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MarteoCLI: Democratizing the C++ Journey for Beginners

#cpp #programming #opensource #beginners

2 min read

Feb 4

Data Engineering Fundamentals & Roadmap (2026 Edition)

#beginners #career #dataengineering #learning

4 min read

Codenhack

Dec 30 '25

I’m building a free tool to help beginners escape "Tutorial Hell"

#showdev #webdev #beginners #programming

1 min read

Sam Carter

Dec 31 '25

Don't install a VM. Use this browser-based terminal to learn Linux.

#linux #beginners #productivity #learning

1 min read

Suleyman

Dec 30 '25

Helm Nedir

#kubernetes #devops #automation #beginners

2 min read

MOINUDDIN HASSAN

Feb 4

My First Website Using Google AI – SwadMasala

#ai #beginners #javascript #googleaichallenge

1 min read

Feb 2

How I Built a ZZZ Code Aggregator in a Weekend

#python #webdev #flask #beginners

2 min read

Feb 4

Power BI Data Modelling Demystified ⭐

#analytics #beginners #dataengineering #microsoft

3 min read

Aniket Vaishnav

Dec 31 '25

The four principles of object-oriented programming

#beginners #architecture #computerscience #programming

1 min read

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