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"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Chinese Proverb

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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Oct 22 '25

Stop Guessing If Your Laptop Can Handle X - Ask It Directly

#webdev #ai #beginners #productivity

2 min read

MinBapE

Nov 24 '25

const and constexpr

#beginners #cpp #learning

3 min read

Nov 1 '25

My First Open Source Journey

#opensource #beginners #github #contribution

6 min read

Humza Inam

Oct 20 '25

My First Data Engineering Project: Building a Real-Time IoT Pipeline on Azure

#azure #iot #dataengineering #beginners

6 min read

Dinesh G

Oct 21 '25

Features of Java

#java #beginners #programming #webdev

4 min read

Dinesh G

Oct 21 '25

JVM, JDK & JRE

#programming #beginners #java #react

2 min read

Dipti M

Oct 21 '25

Understanding Path Analysis in R: A Step Beyond Multiple Regression

#webdev #programming #ai #beginners

5 min read

Dipti M

Oct 22 '25

From Static to Stunning: Interactive Charts in R using Plotly

#webdev #programming #productivity #beginners

5 min read

Turkan İsayeva

Nov 25 '25

AI vs ML vs LLMs - Why We Keep Mixing Them Up (And How to Finally Understand Them)

#ai #llm #beginners #machinelearning

2 min read

Boo C

Oct 22 '25

Building an Interactive Product Search App with JavaScript and a Mock API

#api #javascript #beginners #tutorial

4 min read

Oct 22 '25

I Built a Conversational System Monitor So Developers Can Stop Decoding Activity Monitor

#webdev #ai #productivity #beginners

2 min read

Sospeter Mong'are

Nov 25 '25

API Integrations: High-Level Breakdown

#ai #beginners #api #webdev

4 min read

Brandon

Nov 23 '25

Why Juniors Aren’t Getting Hired in 2026 and the One Strategy That Flips Your Odds Overnight

#webdev #productivity #career #beginners

2 min read

Nov 24 '25

🎉 Mini Game Project Completed: Tic Tac Toe! 🕹️

#tictactoe #beginners #100daysofcode #gamedev

1 min read

Nov 25 '25

Day-02 Terraform AWS Provider

#terraform #beginners #devops #aws

3 min read

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