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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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Kiran

Mar 23

How to Start Contributing to Open Source (Frontend Developer Guide)

#beginners #frontend #opensource #tutorial

2 min read

Zlata

Mar 23

Football Rules Explained Interactively – Free Python App (Beginner Friendly)

#python #beginners #opensource #github

1 min read

Ahkar Swe

Mar 23

🖥️Deploy Your First EC2 with Terraform (Step-by-Step Guide) — Part 3

#aws #beginners #terraform #tutorial

2 min read

Feb 17

From Building Projects to Engineering Products

#beginners #learning #programming #softwareengineering

4 min read

Mate Technologies

Feb 17

🖼️ Build a Batch Image Compression Tool in Python (Tkinter + ttkbootstrap)

#tutorial #beginners #tkinter #python

3 min read

Aviral Srivastava

Feb 17

FluxCD Fundamentals

#automation #beginners #devops #kubernetes

8 min read

Piotr S

Feb 18

Understanding Stock Options (ESOPs) as a Junior Developer

#beginners #career #codenewbie #startup

3 min read

Feb 16

IPv4: The Foundation of Networking

#beginners #codenewbie #computerscience #networking

4 min read

Mar 22

EXCEL FUNCTIONS THAT WILL SAVE YOU HOURS

#beginners #learning #datascience

3 min read

Feb 16

The Quiet Power—and Friction—of SharePoint Workflow in Low-Code Business Automation

#webdev #programming #beginners #tutorial

4 min read

AgentKit

Mar 23

Test Your Website with Just a Keyboard: The Easiest Accessibility Check

#a11y #webdev #beginners

10 min read

Mar 23

I Built an AI That Generates Market Research Reports in 5 Minutes

#ai #productivity #webdev #beginners

5 min read

Priyanshu Singh

Feb 18

DebugMate — Not Just The Fix. The Understanding.

#webdev #startup #beginners #programming

4 min read

adegbola adeniyi

Feb 18

How to Create a Resource Group on Azure Portal

#azure #beginners #cloud #tutorial

2 min read

Willem van Heemstra for The Software's Journey

Mar 11

Welcome to Container Harbour! 🚢 Ep.2

#kubernetes #beginners #devops #tutorial

8 min read

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