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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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Benjamin Koimett

Jan 29

Strings vs Slices: a Love Triangle with Characters 💔🧵

#webdev #go #programming #beginners

2 min read

Mar 4

Understanding Elixir's List.to_string

#elixir #beginners #code

2 min read

slackman

Jan 29

Python math.gcd

#algorithms #beginners #code #python

1 min read

Precious Afolabi

Mar 2

Weeks 6-8: Advanced Arrays, Problem-Solving Patterns, and Building a Data CLI

#javascript #node #problemsolving #beginners

3 min read

Mar 1

I Built an AI Video Ad Generator with Claude + MCP — Here's the Architecture

#ai #programming #beginners #python

7 min read

archi-jain

Mar 4

Day 1/100: Building Your First FastAPI REST API - A Complete Beginner's Guide

#api #beginners #fastapi #python

9 min read

Wilbon

Mar 4

The Two SQL Concepts That Made Me Finally Understand Real Data: Joins & Window Functions.

#sql #dataengineering #postgressql #beginners

3 min read

Giress

Feb 20

My First Dive into React Native

#beginners #javascript #mobile #reactnative

1 min read

Jan 29

How DNS Resolution Works: A Deep Dive with `dig`

#beginners #cli #networking #tutorial

9 min read

Adrian | Creator of BigDevSoon

Mar 3

10 CSS Features That Replace JavaScript

#css #webdev #beginners #tutorial

5 min read

Jan 29

DNS Records Explained: The Internet's Address Book

#beginners #networking #tutorial #webdev

6 min read

choutos

Feb 21

The Ten Things You Actually Need to Understand About AI

#ai #beginners #machinelearning #productivity

11 min read

Manikanta Yarramsetti

Mar 4

Java Array Methods That Actually Make Sense

#beginners #codenewbie #java #tutorial

2 min read

Jan 29

Getting Started with cURL: Your First Steps in Talking to Servers

#beginners #cli #tutorial #webdev

7 min read

Import Sys

Mar 4

Managing python virtual environments

#beginners #python #tooling #tutorial

4 min read

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