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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 21

We Turned Off Dependabot. Our Codebase Is Healthier Than Ever.

#programming #devops #security #beginners

2 min read

Jan 17

Prompt Stashing: Git Stash, But For Your Train of Thought

#tutorial #claudecode #productivity #beginners

5 min read

Jan 17

From Python to OpenGL: A Modern, Cross-Platform Survival Guide for OSU CS-450

#cpp #beginners #programming #tutorial

9 min read

Yanko Alexandrov

Feb 10

OpenClaw Setup Guide: From Zero to AI Assistant in 10 Minutes

#openclaw #tutorial #ai #beginners

5 min read

Jan 31

Nullish Coalescing (??) - Handle Defaults the Right Way

#javascript #webdev #beginners #productivity

1 min read

Feb 21

The Hidden Job Market Is Real. And Most Developers Are Ignoring It

#career #jobsearch #networking #beginners

3 min read

Ritam Saha

Jan 31

Emmet for HTML: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Faster Markup

#html #webdev #beginners #programming

4 min read

Aisalkyn Aidarova

Feb 21

AWS Integration & Messaging using SNS + SQS

#aws #beginners #microservices #tutorial

3 min read

Saurav Jha

Feb 21

Python Generator

#beginners #programming #python #tutorial

5 min read

Jan 17

What Happens When a Gold Mining Professional Tries Vibe Coding?

#webdev #ai #beginners

5 min read

Ibrahim

Feb 20

My First Experience Using Figma as a Beginner

#beginners #design #devjournal #tooling

2 min read

Feb 20

Who's That Pokémon?

#postgres #ai #python #beginners

12 min read

Feb 20

Why Your Resume Gets Rejected Before a Human Sees It (And How to Fix It)

#career #resume #ats #beginners

3 min read

Furkan Gözükara

Jan 17

BF16 vs GGUF, FP8 Scaled, NVFP4 Speed & Quality Compared + ComfyUI CUDA 13 Gains + FLUX 2 Klein 9B

#ai #beginners #tutorial

6 min read

Mohd Asif Ansari

Jan 18

Understanding Network Devices: A Beginner's Guide

#webdev #networking #beginners #learning

3 min read

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