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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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Why do Neural Networks Need an Activation Function?

#machinelearning #deeplearning #beginners #ai

6 min read

Atta

Jun 28 '19

Objects, Prototypes and Classes in JavaScript

#javascript #webdev #beginners #codenewbie

4 min read

Jay Tillu

Jun 30 '19

What is Gradle? Why Google choose it as an official build tool for Android.

#android #computerscience #beginners

4 min read

Jun 30 '19

Implementing LRU cache in JavaScript

#beginners #javascript #algorithms #webdev

2 min read

Tomasz Prasołek

Jun 30 '19

How to clean up my branches?

#git #tutorial #beginners

4 min read

Matthew Collison for Skill Pathway

Jun 11 '19

Want To Be A Freelancer? Here Are Some Actionable Tips & Strategies

#freelance #career #webdev #beginners

6 min read

Jasterix

Jul 3 '19

3 JavaScript Snippets to get you started

#javascript #beginners #flatiron #api

1 min read

Jun 29 '19

A short example of how types can make your life easier

#beginners #refactorit

4 min read

Jun 29 '19

Answering StackOverflow questions can make you a better programmer

#discuss #beginners #career #productivity

6 min read

Jun 30 '19

Another Hello World!

#help #beginners #career #webdev

2 min read

Shubheksha Jalan

Jun 24 '19

A few things I wish I knew before I started working as a software engineer

#career #reflection #beginners

5 min read

Jun 24 '19

Code Smell: No AND in Function name

#javascript #webdev #beginners #programming

4 min read

Jun 29 '19

An Introspective Insight on Learning and Gaining Experience in a Programming Language

#programming #coding #beginners

3 min read

Timothy Fosteman

Jun 29 '19

Mixins in React

#react #tutorial #beginners

3 min read

Jun 21 '19

Why publishing your own npm packages can make you a better developer

#javascript #beginners #node #npm

6 min read

Jun 29 '19

First steps with Xamarin

#beginners #junior #mobile #app

2 min read

Jan Wedel

Jun 27 '19

The Fear of Effectiveness

#story #internship #beginners

2 min read

Nočnica Mellifera for Heroku

Jun 28 '19

The CLI for beginners

#beginners #tutorial #tips #cli

8 min read

Juneau Lim

Jun 28 '19

You have received a horrible code at work, what will you do?

#discuss #beginners #career #askdev

1 min read

Jun 28 '19

Getting Started With a Java Environment on macOS

#beginners #java

5 min read

Hüseyin Polat Yürük

Jun 27 '19

3 Coding Stages: Writing. Avoiding. Deleting.

#programming #webdev #beginners #career

4 min read

Jun 29 '19

How to Find Beginner-Friendly Hackathons

#beginners

3 min read

Tyler V.

Jun 25 '19

4 Post-Intro Vue Topics to Explore

#vue #beginners #codenewbie

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Jun 27 '19

Beginner's Guide To ES6 Destructuring

#javascript #beginners

4 min read

Kilian Valkhof for Polypane

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Writing CSS in Dutch using PostCSS

#css #design #webdev #beginners

1 min read

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