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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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Daniil Kornilov

Mar 25

The 20-Minute Debugging Reset That Finds Bugs Faster Than Panic

#beginners #productivity #programming #softwaredevelopment

3 min read

Feb 19

How to test Filament resources | Laravel Personal Finance Dashboard

#laravel #webdev #programming #beginners

3 min read

Mar 25

7 Python Libraries That Make Web Scraping Stupidly Easy (2026)

#python #webdev #tutorial #beginners

4 min read

Mar 26

20 Free APIs That Still Work in 2026 (Tested This Week)

#api #webdev #python #beginners

2 min read

Mar 26

Every Free Public API I Found That Actually Works (2026 Edition)

#api #webdev #python #beginners

2 min read

Mar 25

httpx: The Python HTTP Client That Should Have Replaced Requests Years Ago

#python #tutorial #webdev #beginners

3 min read

Mar 14

Character types in C

#beginners #c #programming #tutorial

4 min read

Mar 25

10 APIs That Give You Data Most People Pay For (All Free)

#api #python #webdev #beginners

4 min read

Hiral

Mar 13

JavaScript Arrays 101

#beginners #codenewbie #javascript #tutorial

1 min read

Mar 25

8 Terminal Commands That Make Me Look Like a Wizard to Non-Developers

#linux #productivity #beginners #tutorial

3 min read

Feb 24

The Holy Trinity: Ruby, Bundler, and Gemfiles Explained

#ruby #rails #beginners #learning

3 min read

Mar 25

Spotify Has a Free API — Search Tracks, Get Audio Features, and Build Playlists Programmatically

#discuss #api #javascript #beginners

3 min read

Mar 25

9 cURL Tricks Every Developer Should Know (I Use #6 Daily)

#discuss #beginners #tutorial #linux

2 min read

Mar 25

I Automated My Entire Job Search With Python — Here Is Exactly How

#discuss #python #career #beginners

4 min read

Mar 25

Why I Store All My Scraped Data in SQLite (Not JSON, Not CSV)

#discuss #python #database #beginners

4 min read

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