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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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#dataengineering #datascience #beginners #career

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Jan 23

Linux Learning Journey – Day 10: User & Group Management in Linux 🐧🔐

#linux #ubuntu #cloud #beginners

2 min read

Henry Odinakachukwu

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#privacy #web3 #tutorial #beginners

1 min read

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The AWS Lambda Setting I Wish I’d Changed Earlier

#aws #cloud #beginners #programming

3 min read

Jan 19

Querying & Filtering in Oracle Databases: What Actually Clicked for Me As a Beginner

#oracle #sql #database #beginners

4 min read

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How to Earn More DEV.to Badges (Without Gaming the System

#devto #beginners #career #community

4 min read

Jan 22

LoRa, LoRaWAN & Meshtastic — What Each Technology Actually Is

#beginners #iot #networking #systemdesign

2 min read

Matt

Dec 23 '25

How to use Python's requests library to retrieve data from APIs

#python #tutorial #beginners #api

3 min read

jeff

Jan 23

I’m a Newbie

#discuss #ai #beginners #watercooler

2 min read

Moriam Akter Swarna

Jan 23

What is JavaScript??

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

1 min read

ivy imoh

Jan 23

Poetry and coding

#beginners #learning

1 min read

Wang Wei

Dec 19 '25

Correcting a Code Example

#blockchain #beginners #documentation #opensource

1 min read

Dec 18 '25

Praktikum Algoritma: Binary Search dengan Python 🚀🔍

#algorithms #tutorial #python #beginners

3 min read

Wang Wei

Dec 19 '25

Getting Started with Midnight: Your First Smart Contract

#privacy #web3 #beginners #tutorial

1 min read

Dec 18 '25

Praktikum Algoritma: Linear Search dengan Python 😎

#algorithms #tutorial #python #beginners

3 min read

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