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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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Kunal

Mar 8

Stop Writing Bad JavaScript! Master if, else, and switch in 5 Minutes

#javascript #programming #productivity #beginners

3 min read

David

Apr 10

i cancelled ChatGPT, Midjourney, and Copilot. here's the $0/month stack that replaced all three.

#ai #opensource #productivity #beginners

3 min read

Mar 12

How I Made Claude Actually Understand My Codebase

#ai #claude #webdev #beginners

7 min read

zeromathai

Apr 11

How to Understand AI: Agents, Search, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning

#ai #machinelearning #deeplearning #beginners

6 min read

Ali Afana

Apr 8

My AI Kept Recommending Pajamas for Date Night — Here's Why

#ai #webdev #javascript #beginners

6 min read

Mar 8

How I Built a Phishing Email Analyzer That Scores Risk 0–100

#cybersecurity #python #security #beginners

4 min read

Rahul

Mar 21

Go Slices: Why Your Function Isn't Changing What You Think It Is

#go #beginners #programming

4 min read

Mar 21

I built my first website in 2004. Here's what I wish someone had told me.

#beginners #career #motivation #webdev

2 min read

tokenmixai

Apr 10

12 Free LLM APIs You Can Use Right Now (No Credit Card, Real Limits Tested)

#ai #api #free #beginners

2 min read

Yaniv

Apr 10

How I Used Set Theory to Catch Bugs That Unit Tests Miss

#testing #python #automation #beginners

4 min read

May 5

The GTD Method Explained: Capture, Clarify, Organize, Reflect, Engage

#beginners #productivity #tutorial

4 min read

Sven Schuchardt

Apr 10

JWT Explained: What's Actually Inside a JSON Web Token

#jwt #security #webdev #beginners

3 min read

Willem van Heemstra for The Software's Journey

Mar 11

Welcome to Container Harbour! 🚢 Ep.7

#kubernetes #beginners #devops #tutorial

8 min read

Willem van Heemstra for The Software's Journey

Mar 11

Welcome to Container Harbour! 🚢 Ep.3

#kubernetes #beginners #devops #tutorial

8 min read

Willem van Heemstra for The Software's Journey

Mar 11

Welcome to Container Harbour! 🚢 Ep.14

#kubernetes #beginners #devops #tutorial

7 min read

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