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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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redoCebiv

Mar 24

Why I stopped asking AI to fix my code and started asking it to explain it

#webdev #beginners #vibecoding #ai

4 min read

Wen-Chiao for Ormi Labs

Mar 24

How developers actually access blockchain data (beyond RPC)

#web3 #blockchain #cryptocurrency #beginners

2 min read

Mar 24

AI vs EDI vs API: They Solve Different Problems

#programming #architecture #automation #beginners

4 min read

Mar 25

Moving All Zeros to the End of an Array While Maintaining Order

#algorithms #beginners #dsa #programming

1 min read

Theo

Mar 24

HTML Validation Checklist Before Going Live

#beginners #html #tooling #webdev

2 min read

Chris Kechagias

Mar 28

Building a Chatbot API From Scratch: 13 PRs, a Lot of Broken Things, and a Context Window That Actually Works

#python #fastapi #openai #beginners

7 min read

Carl

Mar 25

Why You Should Still Learn to Code in the Age of AI

#ai #beginners #learning #programming

4 min read

Mar 24

BASIC QUERIES FOR SQL

#beginners #database #sql #tutorial

3 min read

gilq

Mar 29

Etiqueta <title>: Tu primera impresión en el mundo 🌍

#beginners #html #tutorial #webdev

1 min read

dinesh0666

Mar 24

I built a VS Code extension that blocks AI so you can actually learn to code

#vscode #productivity #opensource #beginners

2 min read

Mar 25

Setup a DNS hosted zone in Route53 in AWS.

#aws #beginners #networking #tutorial

1 min read

HAU

Mar 24

Business Days vs Calendar Days: The Date Math Mistake That Breaks Your Deadlines

#webdev #javascript #productivity #beginners

3 min read

Stephanie Makori

Mar 24

Terraform Workspaces vs File Layout for Environment Isolation

#beginners #devops #terraform #tutorial

2 min read

Mar 25

Create a simple EC2 instance and run a webserver and access it from outside

#aws #beginners #linux #tutorial

2 min read

Paras

Mar 25

Rust Unlocked (Ch 2): The Stack, The Heap, and the Golden Rule of Ownership

#beginners #codenewbie #rust #tutorial

11 min read

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