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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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Karthick Narayanan

Dec 17 '25

Day 3: Understanding Data Types in Java

#beginners #java #tutorial

1 min read

damienb-opt for Onepoint

Dec 18 '25

Alors, ça prompte ?

#ux #ai #beginners #adventoftech2025

5 min read

Nelson Figueroa

Nov 14 '25

How to Actually Copy a List in Python

#beginners #python #tutorial

2 min read

NJEI

Dec 8 '25

I Looked Inside .git and You Won't Believe What I Found (Actually, You Will,cos It's Fascinating)

#git #webdev #beginners #tutorial

8 min read

Ananya S

Dec 16 '25

Understanding Errors in Machine Learning: Accuracy, Precision, Recall & F1 Score

#ai #machinelearning #beginners #python

3 min read

jackma

Nov 14 '25

🔥 LLM Interview Series(3): Transformers Explained — Attention Is All You Need

#ai #programming #tutorial #beginners

11 min read

Dec 15 '25

Public Speaking at Tech Events 101: How to Start Your Speaker Journey

#speaking #programming #beginners #community

13 min read

Norah

Dec 17 '25

Why File Units Still Matter in a Pixel‑Based World

#productivity #design #beginners

2 min read

Synonymes Maison

Nov 12 '25

Ma première extension Chrome... Synonymes Maison

#showdev #javascript #webdev #beginners

2 min read

Nov 13 '25

Tcpdump and SNAT on Linux NAT Server: Why Outgoing SNAT Packets Don’t Appear in Captures (and How to Fix It)

#beginners #linux #tooling #networking

3 min read

Nov 14 '25

Build a FastAPI Service in Under 10 Minutes (Perfect for Automation Workflows)

#python #beginners #productivity #webdev

2 min read

Nov 12 '25

OOP Under the Hood: Prototypes, new, and More

#beginners #javascript #tutorial

4 min read

Elenndev

Nov 12 '25

Stop Storing Secrets in Your Frontend .env File

#frontend #security #beginners #webdev

2 min read

The Duchess of Hackers

Dec 5 '25

Do You Really Know How the Web Works? A Simple Breakdown for Every New Backend Developer web-architecture backend infrastructure

#webdev #backenddevelopment #programming #beginners

2 min read

Polliog

Dec 14 '25

Open Source Licenses Explained: The Good, The Bad, and The "Wait, Can I Actually Use This?"

#discuss #opensource #programming #beginners

8 min read

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