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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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#webdev #programming #productivity #beginners

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#docker #webdev #beginners #devops

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Shrijith Venkatramana

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#webdev #programming #productivity #beginners

10 min read

Akhilesh

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54. Linear Regression: Predicting Numbers From Patterns

#ai #programming #productivity #beginners

7 min read

May 5

Day 4 of 60 — and today I put the workflows down and picked up Python.

#beginners #devjournal #learning #python

1 min read

sheema

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Initiating my Python Learning Journey: Day 1 Complete 🎓💻

#beginners #codenewbie #learning #python

1 min read

Samiksha Srivastav

May 5

Day-2 of learning Python | Exploring Python Shell and Module Reloading

#beginners #devjournal #learning #python

1 min read

May 5

How I built a Telegram bot that replaced 5 apps in my morning routine

#showdev #beginners #productivity #buildinpublic

2 min read

Ugax

May 9

How I built a secure, E2E encrypted file-sharing app at 16 (Next.js + Supabase)

#showdev #beginners #opensource #javascript

1 min read

Akhilesh

May 5

53. Overfitting: When Your Model Is Too Good at Being Wrong

#ai #productivity #beginners #machinelearning

7 min read

May 5

I built 23 free developer tools in one place — here's what's inside

#webdev #programming #beginners #dotnet

1 min read

May 9

Descomplicando o REST

#api #backend #beginners #webdev

4 min read

Manyoffer

May 9

What Amazon Interviewers Actually Score: A Rubric-Based Breakdown of 12 STAR Answers

#career #interview #productivity #beginners

2 min read

DJ Neill

May 5

Linear Search vs Binary Search (and Why It Actually Matters)

#algorithms #typescript #csharp #beginners

4 min read

May 5

Virtual DOM

#beginners #javascript #tutorial #webdev

2 min read

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