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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 26

The true way to learn Backend development in 2026

#backend #systemdesign #roadmap #beginners

2 min read

Vected Technologies

Feb 26

10 DevOps Tools Every Engineer Must Know in 2026 (With Learning Resources)

#webdev #programming #beginners #ai

6 min read

Mar 20

Why I Build CLI Tools with Zero External Dependencies

#cpp #linux #beginners #opensource

2 min read

Ludovic Bostral

Feb 24

My newsletter has 50 AI tools. The writing is still mine.

#ai #mcp #programming #beginners

7 min read

Feb 25

Meeting Recording and Privacy: A Practical Compliance Guide

#discuss #productivity #beginners #career

5 min read

Nikola Brežnjak

Mar 28

Why You Should Start Blogging (Even If Nobody Will Read It)

#blogging #writing #improvement #beginners

16 min read

Demetria Washington

Feb 24

The Personality Hire Who Accidentally Found Her People

#beginners #career #cybersecurity #security

2 min read

nikosst

Mar 10

Async / Await, Task και Thread Pool στο C# Μια πλήρης αλλά απλή εξήγηση

#beginners #csharp #dotnet #tutorial

1 min read

Bhuvaneshwari Mohan

Feb 25

From AI/ML to observability - An Unexpected Learning Experience

#observability #ai #machinelearning #beginners

2 min read

Feb 24

How to make your own AI chatbot for absolute beginners?

#ai #programming #beginners #tutorial

4 min read

Mar 31

Compile-Time Exception (Checked Exception)and Runtime Exception (Unchecked Exception)

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

1 min read

Frank

Mar 1

EasyEDA vs KiCad: A Practical Look at PCB Design Tools (2025/2026)

#beginners #design #opensource #tooling

5 min read

Feb 24

I'm a Video Editor, Not a Developer. I Built an AI Agent From Scratch

#ai #python #opensource #beginners

5 min read

Joy Ikwue

Mar 31

Getting Data from Multiple Sources in Power BI

#analytics #beginners #data #tutorial

5 min read

Mar 28

I scanned 10 UK web agency websites for WCAG 2.2 violations — here's what I found

#webdev #a11y #wcag #beginners

2 min read

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