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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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mismathh

Nov 1 '23

4th Pull Request in Hacktoberfest23

#beginners #opensource #react #hacktoberfest

3 min read

Roy J. Wignarajah

Nov 1 '23

Code Reading

#opensource #beginners #programming #learning

6 min read

Oct 31 '23

A beginner's guide to building a Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) application from scratch

#ai #rag #beginners #nlp

10 min read

Scofield Idehen

Oct 31 '23

The Toll of Long Hours on Developers’ Health

#beginners #programming #react

4 min read

Oct 31 '23

Shopify And GitHub Integration

#shopify #github #beginners #tutorial

4 min read

Oct 22 '23

🚣 10 Must-Know VS Code Shortcuts

#vscode #productivity #beginners #webdev

4 min read

Oct 31 '23

What are HTTP headers in a REST API?

#javascript #webdev #beginners #node

2 min read

Alex Booker for Ably

Oct 31 '23

The complete guide to WebSockets with React

#javascript #react #beginners #programming

24 min read

mismathh

Oct 31 '23

3rd Pull Request in Hacktoberfest23

#opensource #beginners #markdown #hacktoberfest

2 min read

Lakshmanan Arumugam

Oct 31 '23

Interactive typography rotation effects CSS | no javascript

#webdev #css #animation #beginners

2 min read

Oct 31 '23

Design Patterns: Simple Factory

#beginners #programming #designpatterns

2 min read

Colin White for Knock

Oct 31 '23

The developer's guide to Slack's Markdown formatting

#programming #webdev #beginners

8 min read

Paramanantham Harrison

Oct 31 '23

How to provide meaningful error messages in your API response

#javascript #beginners #learning #api

1 min read

Shefali

Oct 31 '23

10 Most Used CSS Display Values You Must Know About

#css #webdev #beginners #tutorial

6 min read

Namatuzio

Oct 31 '23

Contributing to the Community: Hacktoberfest PR #3

#opensource #typescript #hacktoberfest23 #beginners

3 min read

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