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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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Likhit Kumar V P

Feb 22

I Tried to Send Emails Using Gmail SMTP, Here's What Actually Worked

#node #javascript #beginners #programming

7 min read

Siddhartha Kunwar

Feb 25

What is Claude AI — And Why Are IT Companies Panicking?

#ai #claudeai #beginners #productivity

2 min read

Feb 25

Getting Started with Rust: Why, How, and What's Next (Part 1)

#beginners #programming #rust #tutorial

3 min read

Shashi Bhushan Kumar

Feb 25

Microtask vs Macrotask Explained Simply

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

1 min read

Sachin Kr. Rajput

Jan 22

Why Is It Called 'Logistic Regression' If It's Used for Classification? The Naming Mystery Explained

#machinelearning #datascience #python #beginners

8 min read

Jan 22

Beyond Loss Curves: Interpreting the Transition from Instability to Structure

#programming #webdev #ai #beginners

4 min read

Brian Kim

Jan 21

Easy DSA Problems — Ruby Solutions..

#algorithms #beginners #computerscience #ruby

2 min read

Feb 14

Networking Fundamentals - Part 3: Gateway & Routing

#beginners #learning #networking #tutorial

4 min read

adedokun damilare

Jan 21

EC2, ECS, EKS, and Lambda: How I Finally Made Sense of Them

#aws #beginners #cloud #learning

2 min read

Daniil Kornilov

Feb 25

I Applied to 200 Jobs and Got 0 Interviews. Then I Changed ONE Thing.

#career #jobs #beginners #productivity

7 min read

Jan 21

Architecting an Offline-First Parking Ecosystem for Pakistan (RFC)

#discuss #beginners #architecture #flutter

2 min read

Daniil Kornilov

Feb 25

I Have 47 Unfinished Side Projects. Here's Why I Don't Feel Bad About It.

#programming #productivity #motivation #beginners

8 min read

MaxxMini

Feb 24

Why I Chose IndexedDB Over a Backend for My Finance App

#webdev #javascript #react #beginners

5 min read

Feb 14

How to Build a Fast and Modern Quiz App using React.js and Vite

#javascript #beginners #react #coding

2 min read

Daniil Kornilov

Feb 25

The Developer's Guide to Writing Cover Letters That Actually Get Read

#career #beginners #tutorial

8 min read

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