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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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Sara Han for Pruna AI

Mar 4

LLM Architectures Explained: What Powers Today’s Top Models

#ai #beginners #machinelearning #opensource

7 min read

Apr 7

From Data Preparation to Web Deployment: A Complete Guide to Building, Publishing, and Embedding Power BI Reports

#analytics #beginners #microsoft #tutorial

7 min read

Alan West

Apr 7

How to Stop Your AI Provider From Holding Your App Hostage

#ai #python #architecture #beginners

5 min read

Chappie

Mar 4

The 15-Minute Morning Routine That 10x'd My Coding Output

#productivity #programming #devops #beginners

4 min read

Apr 6

Global Variable VS Local Variable

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

1 min read

Ryan DesJardins

Apr 6

14 patterns AI code generators get wrong — and how to catch them

#discuss #ai #architecture #beginners

5 min read

Mar 4

The Complete Guide to JSON Syntax Errors (With Examples and Fixes)

#javascript #webdev #beginners #tutorial

5 min read

Apr 7

The 12-Factor App in 2025: What Still Applies and What's Changed

#devops #node #saas #beginners

3 min read

Karthick Karthick

Mar 16

Modern JavaScript: Understanding ES6 Classes

#beginners #javascript #tutorial #webdev

2 min read

Mar 4

How to Read and Use Sequence Diagram Notation

#programming #documentation #beginners #ai

9 min read

Mar 3

HTTP Protocols Explained Simply

#beginners #networking #tutorial #webdev

4 min read

Mar 4

Stop Frying Your Circuits: Reverse Polarity Protection with a P-Channel MOSFET

#tutorial #beginners #electronics #mosfet

4 min read

Apr 6

Running AI Agents 24/7 in 2026: Local vs. Cloud vs. Managed — Cost & Infrastructure Deep Dive

#ai #webdev #productivity #beginners

6 min read

Apr 7

Working with Data in C#: Arrays

#csharp #dotnet #programming #beginners

3 min read

Jack Pritom Soren

Mar 17

RxJS in Angular — Chapter 2 | Subscribe & Unsubscribe — The Secret to No Memory Leaks

#angular #javascript #programming #beginners

6 min read

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