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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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#productivity #opensource #tooling #beginners

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Jan 17

How is Agile different from DevOps?

#agile #beginners #devops #softwaredevelopment

2 min read

Dec 12 '25

A Beginner’s Guide to Open Graph: Making Your Links Share Better

#webdev #html #nextjs #beginners

2 min read

Jan 16

Inside Git: How It Works and the Role of the .git Folder

#git #github #webdev #beginners

3 min read

Dec 16 '25

Supporting 3 Databases with One Codebase: The Adapter Pattern

#database #typescript #designpatterns #beginners

7 min read

Ananya

Dec 12 '25

🚀 Building a Serverless Image Editing App with Amazon Bedrock

#programming #ai #beginners #tutorial

2 min read

Aviral Srivastava

Jan 4

Rust Structs and Enums

#beginners #rust #tutorial

8 min read

Rahul Raj

Dec 12 '25

Array and String Manipulation Problems

#algorithms #beginners #java

2 min read

Jan 16

The Pendrive Problem: Why Version Control Was Born

#git #webdev #github #beginners

4 min read

Dec 25 '25

Debugging LeetCode Runtime Errors Step by Step for Beginners

#leetcode #debugging #interviewprep #beginners

3 min read

Berkay-Dmr

Dec 13 '25

C Programlama: Dizileri Ezberlemeden Anlamak ve Pointer ile Ters Çevirme

#c #programming #tutorial #beginners

2 min read

Mujahida Joynab

Dec 13 '25

What is an Expert System?

#ai #beginners #computerscience

2 min read

Mburu

Jan 16

A Beginner’s Guide: Mastering Git, GitHub, and Basic Workflows

#luxdevhq #datascience #beginners #git

4 min read

Jan 16

Silent Failures: The Junior Trap You Need to Avoid

#java #webdev #beginners #cleancode

4 min read

Dec 26 '25

Javascript Interview Logic Question

#beginners #interview #javascript

2 min read

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