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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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#challenge #python #beginners #learning

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#beginners #performance #programming #computerscience

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The Reality of Learning to Code — THE UNTOLD TRUTH

#webdev #programming #beginners #coding

2 min read

ITE Yonik Services

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Top 7 Cybersecurity Certifications for Beginners

#cybersecurity #beginners #resources #career

3 min read

Hardi

Oct 28

WebP Converter: The Essential Guide to Modern Image Optimization

#webdev #programming #productivity #beginners

12 min read

Oct 31

Understanding Primary Keys in Relational Databases: A Key to Data Integrity and Fast Lookups

#beginners #database #sql

3 min read

Oct 30

I Took an 18-Month Break from Dev.to to Master AI — Now I’m Back with Real Projects

#ai #webdev #react #beginners

4 min read

Ank

Oct 27

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#webdev #ai #beginners #rpa

2 min read

CodeAtoms

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CodeAtoms - The developer tools Marketplace. (Everything’s Free for Early Users!)

#ai #programming #productivity #beginners

2 min read

Oct 30

HTTP Request and Response explained

#webdev #http #beginners #security

5 min read

Ramkumar Yaragarla

Oct 26

Remote Sensing for Urban Green Cover: My Research Journey with Melbourne

#python #beginners #aws #science

2 min read

I.K

Oct 28

Daily DSA and System Design Journal - 13

#dsa #devjournal #beginners #systemdesign

3 min read

Oct 27

🔐 Understanding Access Tokens and Refresh Tokens (Made Simple for Developers)

#node #jwt #beginners #security

2 min read

Oct 27

Step-by-Step Guide to Push a New Project to GitHub

#beginners #tutorial #git #github

3 min read

Oct 27

App Idea (RecoverRight)

#programming #ai #productivity #beginners

1 min read

Alex Patterson for CodingCatDev

Nov 19

GenAI for Engineers, What's Real, What's Not and What's Coming

#webdev #javascript #beginners #podcast

7 min read

Oct 26

My Hacktoberfest 2025 Journey: Beyond the Code 🌳

#hacktoberfest2025 #opensource #techforgood #beginners

4 min read

Jaideep Parashar

Nov 19

AI for Devs: Build Fast, Write Less, Think More

#ai #productivity #career #beginners

3 min read

Supriya

Oct 30

From Scholarship to Cloud: My System Design Journey

#cloud #systemdesign #beginners #learning

2 min read

likhitha manikonda

Oct 30

🟦🟩 Blue/Green Deployment Strategy

#bluegreen #automation #devops #beginners

3 min read

Oct 25

De "Faça uma Casa" a um Blueprint Perfeito: 5 Maneiras de Extrair Requisitos Claros de Stakeholders Indecisos

#braziliandevs #programming #beginners

6 min read

Aisalkyn Aidarova

Nov 18

Kafka

#dataengineering #beginners #opensource #architecture

10 min read

Farhad Rahimi Klie

Nov 30

How to Become a Great Programmer: A Complete, Practical Guide

#programming #beginners #coding

4 min read

Nov 29

Stepping Into the World of AI… A New Beginning for My Developer Journey

#ai #beginners #devjournal

2 min read

Oct 27

#java

#beginners #java #programming

2 min read

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