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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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Avery Berkowitz

Nov 25 '19

Building a React Native app w/ expo

#javascript #react #reactnative #beginners

7 min read

Nov 24 '19

The Dirt on Binary Search Trees

#beginners #firstyearincode #coding #javascript

3 min read

Nov 21 '19

How to move your Flask app from the local machine to the Heroku cloud

#python #flask #heroku #beginners

3 min read

Dec 6 '16

So you wanna open source a project, eh?

#opensource #beginners

4 min read

James Gill

Nov 23 '19

What is the __construct Method Used For in PHP?

#beginners #php #oop

1 min read

Nov 19 '19

(Video) How to start programming - For Beginners

#beginners #codenewbie #webdev #html

2 min read

Nov 13 '19

Ruby and Bang(s)

#ruby #beginners

3 min read

Victor Homem Heck

Nov 18 '19

Android APP Quest: Mission 1 - Hello World

#android #beginners #kotlin

7 min read

Nov 18 '19

Age Is Just a Number: why you are never too old to learn Java

#beginners #java #coding #learning

8 min read

shawnhuangfernandes

Nov 15 '19

Booting Up: Bootcamp Week 6 - Project Week!

#ruby #beginners #rails #codenewbie

4 min read

Dan Moore

Nov 17 '19

Subscribe to a weekly link newsletter

#letterstoanewdev #email #newsletter #beginners

2 min read

Jess Budd

Nov 17 '19

Hiding Content Accessibly

#a11y #beginners

4 min read

Shad Mirza

Nov 14 '19

Vue.js and Getting Started with Open Source ft. Rahul Kadyan

#opensource #vue #beginners #javascript

3 min read

Sinan Mujan for Wizard Health

Nov 11 '19

Working with Git

#git #beginners #tutorial

6 min read

Marc Philippe Beaujean

Nov 13 '19

Save Time using Git Configurations

#git #productivity #beginners #bash

3 min read

Corey

Nov 11 '19

How I learned to stop worrying and love the fu*k-ups

#webdev #career #beginners #education

2 min read

Nov 13 '19

Killing a process in Linux

#linux #beginners #tutorial

1 min read

Si

Nov 12 '19

It's ok not to know everything

#beginners #career #motivation

1 min read

Marc Philippe Beaujean

Nov 7 '19

When to avoid coding something from Scratch - Frontend Edition

#javascript #beginners #css #design

5 min read

Nov 11 '19

A First-Timers Guide to Navigating Tech Conferences

#cjs2019 #javascript #beginners

5 min read

Levi

Nov 13 '19

Jumpstarting Applications with ActiveRecord

#ruby #rails #beginners #sql

7 min read

Zak Miller

Nov 12 '19

5 Mistakes to Avoid When Building Your First Product

#startup #beginners

2 min read

Nov 11 '19

Angular Lazy Loading: the what, how, and why

#angular #beginners #webdev

9 min read

ogrotten

Nov 9 '19

Lambda School: 10 weeks down.

#lambdaschool #webdev #beginners #career

6 min read

Nov 9 '19

Testing the Waters with RSpec (Part 1)

#testing #ruby #beginners

3 min read

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