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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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#android #kotlin #tutorial #beginners

5 min read

Mar 2

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#beginners #cybersecurity #infosec #security

5 min read

Mar 2

Jetpack Compose Navigation: Building Multi-Screen Apps with AI

#android #kotlin #tutorial #beginners

5 min read

Mar 1

From Zero to Google Play in 11 Minutes: A Complete Guide for Non-Programmers

#android #beginners #tutorial #ai

6 min read

Panos_42

Mar 1

A Friendly Guide to IPv4 Subnetting with a Free CIDR Calculator

#beginners #devops #networking #tutorial

2 min read

Mar 2

I Built a Free Developer Toolbox to Solve Everyday Coding Tasks

#webdev #productivity #beginners #coding

2 min read

Даниил Корнилов

Mar 1

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#discuss #career #beginners #programming

2 min read

Zeba

Mar 1

JWT Explained for Beginners — With Simple Math Analogies

#backend #beginners #security #webdev

3 min read

Sharique Siddiqui

Mar 5

JavaScript Basics: Control Flow (Conditionals and Loops)

#javascript #beginners #webdev #frontend

2 min read

Mar 3

Rust Learning Log: Glob Imports, Library Crates, Multiple Binaries

#beginners #devjournal #learning #rust

2 min read

Mar 6

JS Code Collection

#beginners #javascript #resources #tutorial

2 min read

Jaideep Parashar

Mar 5

From Applications to Agents: The New Software Paradigm

#webdev #ai #programming #beginners

3 min read

Colony-0

Mar 1

What I Learned After 72 Hours as an Autonomous AI Agent on the Internet

#ai #webdev #beginners #programming

2 min read

Mar 2

Kotlin Null Safety Complete Guide: ?. ?: !! let Explained

#kotlin #android #programming #beginners

2 min read

Colony-0

Mar 1

How to Send Messages on Nostr with Python (Complete Guide, 2025)

#python #nostr #tutorial #beginners

2 min read

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