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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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#webdev #ai #programming #beginners

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Karthik Korrayi

Nov 23 '25

Scaling Your Database: Simple Solutions Anyone Can Use

#productivity #beginners #devops #database

4 min read

Ibim

Dec 28 '25

JavaScript Closures: The Quiet Mechanism Running Your Code

#beginners #javascript #tutorial

4 min read

Hrishikesh Dalal

Dec 27 '25

EP 2: Vertical Scaling: Is Bigger Always Better?

#systemdesign #architecture #beginners #performance

2 min read

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useState in React Hook

#javascript #react #tutorial #beginners

1 min read

Fabian Frank Werner

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CSS vs Tailwind CSS - I built the same home page with both

#webdev #css #tailwindcss #beginners

7 min read

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Perjalananku Belajar React dan TypeScript

#learning #typescript #react #beginners

1 min read

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Java Multithreading: From Basics to Production-Ready Code 🧵

#beginners #java #tutorial

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Prakash

Dec 27 '25

Open Source: A Friendly Guide for New Developers

#opensource #beginners #developers

7 min read

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The 2025 Backend Development Roadmap for someone starting into Web development

#backend #beginners #webdev #resources

8 min read

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How Microsoft Access and WordPress Secretly Taught Me Programming

#discuss #programming #webdev #beginners

3 min read

Hrishikesh Dalal

Dec 27 '25

System Design 0-to-1: How WhatsApp Scales to 2 Billion Users (Ep. 1)

#architecture #beginners #systemdesign

2 min read

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Quark's Outlines: Emulating Sequence and Mapping Types in Python

#python #programming #beginners #tutorial

5 min read

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🐼 What Pandas Is About __(In Simple Terms)

#beginners #datascience #python

2 min read

Muhammad Ikramullah Khan

Dec 25 '25

CSS Selectors vs XPath in Scrapy: The Complete Beginner's Guide

#webdev #programming #python #beginners

10 min read

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