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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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Sivakumar Prasanth

Feb 25

Prefix Sum: Beginner

#algorithms #beginners #computerscience #tutorial

6 min read

NOOB

Feb 16

LLD-8:Pizza Topping System

#beginners #lld #systemdesign #java

3 min read

Feb 11

Company OSINT: How to Research Any Business

#security #tutorial #beginners #startup

3 min read

Shatakshi

Mar 6

lessons learnt from CTF Linux Challenge - part 1

#beginners #linux #cybersecurity #devops

4 min read

Mar 17

GlowMind — Match Your Magic

#ai #machinelearning #python #beginners

6 min read

Shelomith Anyango

Mar 16

JAVA AWT AND HOW IT'S USED

#beginners #java #programming #ui

3 min read

Duru Juliet Chinenye

Feb 16

Deploying a Static Website on Amazon S3

#aws #beginners #tutorial #webdev

3 min read

Greg Baugues for Google AI

Mar 11

Getting Started with Gemini CLI

#gemini #cli #ai #beginners

3 min read

Ritam Saha

Mar 17

Understanding Objects in JavaScript

#javascript #webdev #beginners #programming

4 min read

Feb 11

How DNS Resolution Works

#beginners #cli #networking #tutorial

5 min read

Nithya Dharshini official

Mar 17

Remove Duplicates from Sorted Array II (LeetCode 80) — Simple Explanation

#programming #beginners #dsa #cpp

1 min read

Indumathy

Feb 10

Contstructor

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

2 min read

Mar 17

WordPress Site Down? The Emergency Recovery Guide (2026)

#wordpress #debugging #webdev #beginners

15 min read

Narayana

Feb 11

5 Simple Routines That Saved My Sanity as a Developer

#productivity #technology #tutorial #beginners

5 min read

bblackwind

Feb 24

I fought with CSS layouts for years. Then I found CSS Grid. 🤯 (Day 18)

#css #webdev #100daysofcode #beginners

2 min read

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