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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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Vicente G. Reyes

Feb 2

Problem 12: Find Pairs with Target Sum

#python #beginners #learning

3 min read

Feb 2

The Thinking Machines: How AI Learned to Reason Step-by-Step

#rag #ai #beginners #machinelearning

8 min read

Syed Fahad for keyshade

Jan 22

Zero‑Friction Secret Management

#secretmanagement #devops #beginners #security

5 min read

Daniel Cerverizzo

Jan 30

Microfrontends: A Solution or Just Distributed Complexity?

#architecture #frontend #softwareengineering #beginners

3 min read

TechPreneur: lesswork&earnmore

Jan 2

Why SWEs are afraid of making mistakes

#beginners #career #mentalhealth

13 min read

Dec 28 '25

When to use getattr in Python

#python #programming #beginners #learning

2 min read

Feb 2

Linux Fundamentals - Part 6: Bash Scripting (Data Types & Operators)

#beginners #linux #programming #tutorial

3 min read

Feb 2

My First Godot Engine Contribution (and how YOU can start)

#opensource #godotengine #beginners

2 min read

Jan 2

Why I stopped writing 'Code' and started writing 'Intents'

#webdev #programming #ai #beginners

3 min read

Dec 28 '25

I built a tool to fix broken link previews because localhost testing was a nightmare

#webdev #seo #beginners #showcase

3 min read

Feb 2

Data Modelling & Schemas - Power BI

#beginners #firstyearincode #businessintelligence

5 min read

Usaid.U.L

Dec 29 '25

Have you heard of Google Summer of Code? There is something similar;

#beginners #career #learning #opensource

1 min read

Vinicius Fagundes

Feb 2

Building Your First Pipeline: From Concept to Execution

#dataengineering #python #career #beginners

8 min read

Rahul Kumar Jha

Feb 2

Don’t Overlook the Basics: Understanding Type in C#

#csharp #dotnet #interview #beginners

6 min read

Feb 2

power bi; for beginners on schema and snowflake.

#powerbi #webdev #programming #beginners

2 min read

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