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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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Mar 29

Power BI and Data Modeling

#powerfuldevs #beginners #datascience

2 min read

Elanat Framework

Feb 23

Loading a View Inside Another View in CodeBehind (SSR vs CSR)

#tutorial #dotnet #beginners #backend

5 min read

David

Mar 29

Run Uncensored AI Chat + Image Gen Locally in 5 Minutes (No Docker, No Cloud)

#ai #tutorial #beginners #opensource

3 min read

Mar 29

Testing is the most important piece in software engineering

#softwareengineering #testing #beginners #csharp

5 min read

Muhammad Junaid

Feb 22

From Idea to Database: A Practical Guide to Database Design

#beginners #database #sql #tutorial

17 min read

AgentKit

Mar 29

I Built a 5-Agent AI Company with Claude Code. It Sent 241 Emails and Got Zero Replies.

#ai #automation #productivity #beginners

4 min read

Ark code

Mar 29

DNS Demystified: Why A, NS, and CNAME Record All Matter

#beginners #networking #tutorial #webdev

3 min read

Bright U. Emmanuel

Mar 28

The Solo Dev Cheat Code: Building Fast with Next.js, Supabase, and Vercel in 2026

#webdev #nextjs #productivity #beginners

5 min read

Mar 29

JavaScript Promises: Transform Your Async Code from Messy to Clean

#javascript #webdev #programming #beginners

4 min read

Harish Kotra (he/him)

Feb 23

Building an Autonomous LLM Society with NanoClaw & Ollama

#ai #programming #javascript #beginners

3 min read

Mar 29

Understanding Data modeling in power bi,Joins,relationships and schemas explained.

#beginners #writing

3 min read

Mar 25

Small Prompt Tweaks That Saved Me Hours

#ai #productivity #promptengineering #beginners

3 min read

Leandro Horas Pereira

Mar 29

Building a Modular ERP from Scratch with Flutter, Supabase, and Riverpod — Part 1

#flutter #supabase #dart #beginners

11 min read

subash

Mar 29

HISTORY OF HTML

#beginners #computerscience #html #webdev

1 min read

Harini

Mar 29

Debugging in Java: Practice with 10 Errors in a Simple Program

#java #programming #coding #beginners

3 min read

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