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"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Chinese Proverb

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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Axo

May 3

I am Building a Fitness Dashboard

#django #python #webdev #beginners

4 min read

May 7

My .NET Docker image was 900MB - here's how I fixed it (and what I got wrong with JWT)

#dotnet #docker #security #beginners

2 min read

wizcoderx

May 3

Basics of Vector Databases: Moving Beyond Rows and Columns

#ai #beginners #vectordatabase #database

2 min read

Akhilesh

May 3

Jupyter Notebooks: Where Data Science Actually Happens

#ai #jupyter #productivity #beginners

7 min read

CK Yumna

May 3

Selenium for automation testing

#automation #beginners #testing #webdev

1 min read

Zihang Dong 董子航

May 3

How I Built an AI Image Generator That Actually Works in 2026

#ai #webdev #tutorial #beginners

3 min read

May 3

I Finally Understand Why Mobile Tests Keep Breaking — Thanks to This Article by Jay Saadana

#ai #beginners #mobile #testing

2 min read

May 2

Binalyzer: Phase 3 is now complete!

#python #lowlevel #beginners #security

3 min read

GeraldM

May 2

Guide to Installing and Configuring Apache Airflow 3.2.0 with PostgreSQL and Running Your First DAG

#airflow #postgres #dag #beginners

7 min read

Hari5616

May 2

Why I'm Building a Database From Scratch in Raw C++ (And Why I Banned the STL)

#cpp #systems #database #beginners

2 min read

Renato O da Silva

May 2

Go do zero: var vs :=

#go #variables #beginners

3 min read

kabine R

May 7

MERN Stack Day 1 – From React UI to MongoDB Database

#beginners #mongodb #react #webdev

3 min read

Akhilesh

May 2

GitHub: Put Your Work Where Anyone Can See It

#git #github #ai #beginners

7 min read

the_undefined_architect

May 2

Linear Regression: Code (a) Line

#beginners #datascience #machinelearning #tutorial

2 min read

kaiCATs

May 7

I Built a Desktop Pet That Reminds My Mom About Birthdays (and It Got Out of Hand)

#showdev #python #opensource #beginners

1 min read

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