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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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Feb 15

Today I learned some seriously practical Linux admin skills

#beginners #devjournal #learning #linux

1 min read

Michelle

Mar 22

How a Video Travels Across the World to Reach Your Screen

#beginners #computerscience #networking #web

3 min read

Mack

Feb 15

Ruby's $1 and $2 Are Landmines (And How They Ate My Blog)

#ruby #debugging #programming #beginners

2 min read

NOOB

Feb 16

LLD-7:Coffee Shop System

#beginners #lld #systemdesign #java

3 min read

Mar 22

Day 21 of 100

#programming #learning #beginners #python

2 min read

Mar 21

I built a tool that watches your GitHub repo and flags bugs before you deploy

#devtools #github #webdev #beginners

1 min read

Feb 15

Stop Learning, Start Shipping: The Real Skill That Gets Developers Hired

#programming #beginners #productivity #learning

3 min read

Viki

Mar 21

I built a free Python learning platform from scratch — here's what I made

#showdev #beginners #learning #python

1 min read

Jaideep Parashar

Mar 10

The New AI Stack Every Developer Should Understand

#webdev #ai #devops #beginners

4 min read

Feb 23

A Quick Recovery Guide for AI-Dependent Coders

#beginners #ai #coding #softwaredevelopment

4 min read

BrainRash

Feb 14

Interleaving: Why Mixing Practice Beats Blocking

#learning #education #productivity #beginners

1 min read

The Daily Agent

Mar 21

How to Build a Text-to-SQL Agent with Python in 10 Minutes

#tutorial #beginners #python #ai

3 min read

Rolan Lobo

Feb 15

🧨 The Bugs That Almost Broke Sortify (And How I Crushed Them)

#discuss #beginners #programming #productivity

3 min read

The Daily Agent

Mar 21

Top 6 Secrets Management Tools for Devs in 2026

#security #devops #beginners #productivity

5 min read

Mar 21

A beginner’s guide to setting up your first Shopify app using Ruby on Rails

#rails #ruby #ecommerce #beginners

6 min read

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