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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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Michael Amachree

Dec 16 '25

Day 2: The Secret Gift List (Purchase Tracker) 🎁

#svelte #opensource #programming #beginners

2 min read

shinjith

Dec 15 '25

Git Good: Automating Commit Message Standards with Husky and Commitlint

#git #beginners

5 min read

Nov 11 '25

Deconstructing a Production-Ready AI Agent: A Beginner's Guide - Part 1

#agents #beginners #ai #tutorial

5 min read

Ali nazari

Dec 5 '25

Why Custom JavaScript Errors Create Messy Stack Traces and How Error.captureStackTrace Fixes Them

#javascript #webdev #programming #beginners

9 min read

Dec 17 '25

What Is My IP Address?

#webdev #networking #cybersecurity #beginners

7 min read

Nov 13 '25

My First Step Into Cybersecurity

#cybersecurity #beginners #learning #tryhackme

1 min read

TROJAN

Dec 13 '25

I Tried Making a Portfolio. It Took Over My Free Time.

#portfolio #webdev #beginners #development

1 min read

Nov 13 '25

I Released My First iOS App: TripWise Luggage Planner – Your Smart Luggage Planner

#ios #mobile #development #beginners

1 min read

Dzmitry Harbachou

Dec 15 '25

Cybersecurity tools: SIEM or are companies really spying on us

#cybersecurity #tooling #beginners #analytics

7 min read

Nov 12 '25

Building Your Own Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) on Linux – A Beginner’s Guide

#networking #linux #tutorial #beginners

3 min read

Mohammad Noorbakhsh

Nov 15 '25

Will AI Replace Small and Beginner Programmers by 2035? A Realistic Look at the Future

#ai #programming #career #beginners

2 min read

Dec 15 '25

REST API for Beginners: A Story-Driven Guide

#webdev #api #beginners #architecture

5 min read

Nov 24 '25

Introduction to SQL using SQLite: Data Manipulation

#sql #api #beginners #node

11 min read

Morodolu Oluwafikunayomi

Nov 12 '25

The Fastest Way to Deploy Any Website Template on CentOS (After SSH)

#webdev #devops #learning #beginners

2 min read

Anam Malik

Dec 4 '25

My Learning Journey & Reflections

#devchallenge #ai #beginners #react

6 min read

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