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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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Deploying AG-UI Agents to Production with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore

#backend #tutorial #beginners #aws

8 min read

Feb 19

Docker Compose Secrets: How to Stop Hardcoding Passwords in Your docker-compose.yml

#docker #security #devops #beginners

4 min read

Feb 19

The Indie Developer Content Engine: Using Boilerplates to Build Traffic Machines (Not Just Apps)

#webdev #programming #beginners #nextjs

4 min read

William Andrews

Mar 25

A developer's guide to JSON — formatting, validation, and common mistakes

#webdev #javascript #beginners #json

4 min read

Pure ILM Infinite Learning Mastery

Mar 4

Most Developers Misunderstand Abstraction (And It's Costing Them)

#webdev #programming #beginners #tutorial

5 min read

kiran ravi

Feb 18

The Clone Conspiracy: Shallow Copy vs. Deep Copy in JavaScript 👯‍♂️

#beginners #javascript #tutorial #webdev

3 min read

Harini

Mar 25

What Makes React a Single Page Application?

#react #webdev #beginners #basic

1 min read

Mar 25

XML to CSV Conversion Is a Flattening Problem (And It Is Harder Than It Looks)

#webdev #tutorial #beginners #programming

3 min read

Mar 25

How Diff Algorithms Actually Work (And Why Yours Might Be Wrong)

#webdev #tutorial #beginners #programming

3 min read

Mar 25

Testing Webhooks Without Deploying Anything

#webdev #tutorial #beginners #programming

3 min read

Feb 18

Creating a SharePoint List Is the Easy Part

#webdev #beginners #tutorial

3 min read

Mar 25

How URL Shorteners Actually Work Under the Hood

#webdev #tutorial #chrome #beginners

3 min read

Sebastian

Mar 24

Coding Challenges Built Around Real-World Problems

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

1 min read

楊東霖

Mar 25

Best Python Developer Tools in 2026: IDEs, Linters, Testing, and More

#python #programming #tutorial #beginners

9 min read

headwindz

Feb 18

Introduction to abstract syntax trees (AST)

#beginners #computerscience #javascript #tooling

7 min read

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