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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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ismoilov mukhammadumar

Feb 9

C++ Ternary Operator

#beginners #cpp #programming #tutorial

1 min read

OP-Bright

Feb 9

How to Think About Games: Construct

#beginners #design #gamedev #learning

4 min read

Feb 5

Why My `@Transactional` Did Absolutely Nothing (A Spring Proxy Trap)

#java #springboot #webdev #beginners

3 min read

Rahul Kumar Jha

Feb 5

const with Object or Array in Javascript

#beginners #javascript #programming #webdev

1 min read

Feb 5

My Java Notes: Understanding String

#java #beginners #string #programming

3 min read

Joyce chepleting

Feb 5

Schemas and data modelling in Power BI

#beginners #tutorial

3 min read

Nithya Dharshini official

Feb 4

Move Zeroes — Understanding the Read & Write Pointer Pattern (C++)

#programming #beginners #dsa #cpp

2 min read

Feb 9

Starting My Frontend Development Journey

#webdev #beginners #html #css

1 min read

Feb 4

Build Production-Ready GCP Infrastructure from Scratch Part 03

#beginners #database #googlecloud #tutorial

15 min read

Feb 4

Build Production-Ready GCP Infrastructure from Scratch Part 04

#beginners #googlecloud #monitoring #tutorial

12 min read

VIDHYA VARSHINI

Feb 5

Day 2 of Python (Operators and Conditional Statements)

#beginners #codenewbie #python #tutorial

2 min read

Otanga Joy Monica

Feb 4

A Beginner’s Guide to Installing Linux on Windows Using WSL

#linux #microsoft #beginners #basic

2 min read

Feb 4

How to Monitor API Status for Free in 2026 (Developer Guide)

#monitoring #devops #tutorial #beginners

4 min read

Harish Kotra (he/him)

Feb 4

Why I Built "DevPulse": A Privacy-First, AI-Powered Reader (That Actually Runs Locally)

#programming #ai #javascript #beginners

2 min read

Feb 4

Why JavaScript is Still Winning Despite Being Everyone's Favorite Punching Bag

#javascript #webdev #beginners #programming

4 min read

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