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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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Mahesh K

Apr 13 '19

Why I choose to devalue StackOverFlow Surveys

#discuss #advice #rant #beginners

2 min read

Apr 14 '19

Nondeterminism In Testing - How To Do It Wrong

#testing #webdev #beginners #computerscience

6 min read

Apr 13 '19

How do I find my web developer niche?

#freelancing #beginners

4 min read

Kaleb M

Apr 12 '19

Managing Your Personal Finances as a Dev - While Loop Style

#webdev #javascript #career #beginners

8 min read

Apr 10 '19

Fantastic Faults and What to Call Them

#computerscience #distributedsystems #beginners

8 min read

Apr 11 '19

The Difference Between Public and Private in Java

#java #beginners #coding #programming

7 min read

Dan Vega

Apr 12 '19

Personal Blogs: Don't Call it a comeback!

#webdev #blogging #beginners #gridsome

8 min read

Mar 28 '19

A Complete Beginner's Guide to Programming

#beginners #programming #python

10 min read

Dan Newton

Apr 13 '19

Asking the right question, in the right way and in the right place

#discuss #beginners #learning #tips

6 min read

Apr 12 '19

8 Tips For Google Colab Notebooks To Take Advantage Of Their Free-of-charge 12GB-RAM GPU.

#machinelearning #beginners #yolo #darknet

6 min read

Owen Conti 🇨🇦

Apr 13 '19

5 Keyboard Shortcuts to Navigate Your Code Faster

#discuss #beginners #tutorial #tips

4 min read

Apr 13 '19

Is front-end development having a identity crisis? — Part II

#discuss #beginners #career

7 min read

Arseny Zinchenko

Apr 13 '19

Go: checking public repositories list in Github. Go slices comparison. The first Golang experience.

#go #programming #beginners

11 min read

Robert Matyszewski

Apr 11 '19

Junior Web Developer environment setup

#discuss #javascript #webdev #beginners

4 min read

Filip Rakowski for Vue Storefront

Apr 8 '19

Vue during coffee break - using v-model with custom components.

#javascript #vue #webdev #beginners

2 min read

Kat Maddox

Apr 6 '19

Protect Yourself from Social Engineering

#security #beginners

6 min read

Ryan Palo

Apr 9 '19

Short Circuiting in Bash

#bash #beginners #basics

3 min read

Pierre

Mar 24 '19

What is the best time to post on dev.to? a data-backed answer 🕰🦄🤷‍♂️

#python #webdev #beginners #meta

7 min read

Apr 8 '19

Learn To Fold Your JS Arrays

#beginners #javascript #functional #tutorial

5 min read

brendan for Kite

Apr 13 '19

Getting Started with Django

#python #django #tutorial #beginners

1 min read

✨ thetealpickle 📱

Apr 13 '19

[C++ CODE] Make Array Consecutive 2

#thetealpickle #beginners #coding #algorithms

1 min read

Apr 9 '19

Learn the Storage API by Building a Note Taking App

#javascript #beginners #webdev #tutorial

6 min read

Apr 9 '19

What I learned my first week on the Job.

#beginners #webdev

2 min read

Sarthak Sharma for XenoX

Apr 4 '19

Deploy a Static Site in 3 Steps 👆🏼✌🏼🤟🏼

#showdev #beginners #explainlikeimfive #server

3 min read

Apr 10 '19

Why learn... about Media Types

#web #beginners

10 min read

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