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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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Feb 22

Go Learning Notes

#todayilearned #beginners #go #learning

1 min read

Feb 22

5 security checks before you ship your vibe-coded app

#security #vibecoding #webdev #beginners

7 min read

Feb 22

How to install and run Claude Code in VS Code

#claudecode #vscode #vibecoding #beginners

3 min read

Feb 8

I built WhaleLook - a Solana crypto wallet tracker to work with API's more (feedback wanted)

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

2 min read

Feb 22

Stop Listing Technologies. Start Showing Impact. The Resume Shift Getting Developer Interviews

#career #resume #jobsearch #beginners

3 min read

Salma Aga Shaik

Feb 22

Data Engineering Basics: From What is Data to Modern Lakehouse Architecture

#architecture #beginners #database #dataengineering

4 min read

Feb 21

Figure It Out As You Go: Designing Software in the Age of AI

#beginners #ai #architecture #webdev

7 min read

Kanishka Shrivastava

Feb 21

#java #oop #programming #computerscience

#beginners #java #oop #programming

1 min read

Aisalkyn Aidarova

Feb 20

LAB 1 — GitLab CI + Pages From Scratch

#beginners #cicd #devops #tutorial

2 min read

L. Cordero

Feb 22

Me? A Semi-Finalist in the AWS 10,000 AIdeas Competition? Here's What I Built

#ai #beginners #aws #learning

4 min read

Feb 10

The Hidden Cost of 'Just Install This Library'

#webdev #javascript #productivity #beginners

3 min read

Oluwatobiloba Oludare

Feb 21

How to Deploy a Dynamic Web Application on AWS (Beginner-Friendly Guide)

#aws #automation #beginners #tutorial

4 min read

Rolan Lobo

Jan 18

How I Accidentally Became a Performance Guru

#webdev #beginners #performance #react

4 min read

Jan 18

Why You Freeze When Starting a New Project (And 5 Questions to Fix It)

#python #beginners #productivity #architecture

2 min read

Fredrick Chukwuma

Feb 21

Creating and Connecting to an Amazon EC2 Instance

#aws #beginners #cloud #tutorial

3 min read

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