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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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arenasbob2024-cell

Feb 26

Base64 Encoding Explained: When, Why, and How to Use It

#webdev #security #tutorial #beginners

2 min read

Ritam Saha

Mar 1

JavaScript Promises: From Pending Proposals to Bollywood Bliss – A Desi Guide to Async Magic

#javascript #webdev #programming #beginners

7 min read

Feb 27

How We Cut Our API Calls by 85% Without Losing a Single Data Point

#webdev #trading #fintech #beginners

18 min read

arenasbob2024-cell

Feb 27

Python Decorators Explained: From Basics to Advanced Patterns 2026

#python #programming #webdev #beginners

3 min read

Feb 26

I Was a Biology Student With No Laptop. I Wrote Code in a Diary. Here's What I Built.

#beginners #career #webdev #startup

3 min read

Ananya S

Mar 2

🧠 Your LLM Isn’t an Agent — Until It Has Tools, Memory, and Structure (LangChain Deep Dive)

#ai #beginners #langchain #agents

3 min read

Даниил Корнилов

Feb 26

Stop Learning New Frameworks. Seriously.

#programming #beginners #career #productivity

6 min read

Даниил Корнилов

Feb 26

Я написал своё первое приложение в 17 лет. Вот что из этого вышло.

#programming #beginners #career #ios

1 min read

Даниил Корнилов

Feb 26

What I Learned From 100 Code Reviews (Most Developers Miss This)

#programming #beginners #productivity #webdev

6 min read

Feb 26

Cloudflare Loop and Error 1020: WAF Bypass Methods

#ai #programming #beginners #tutorial

5 min read

Febin John James

Mar 2

The Impatient Programmer's Guide to Bevy and Rust: Chapter 1 - Let There Be a Player

#bevy #gamedev #rust #beginners

20 min read

Satoshi Kaminade

Feb 27

Getting Started with n8n: A Non-Developer's Complete Guide

#n8n #automation #tutorial #beginners

5 min read

Harish Kotra (he/him)

Feb 26

How I Built Swarm DJ: A Multi-Agent AI System Performing Live Electronic Music 🎧

#ai #beginners #python #dailybuild2026

3 min read

arenasbob2024-cell

Feb 26

50+ Cron Expressions You'll Actually Use (Copy-Paste Ready)

#linux #devops #tutorial #beginners

3 min read

ValPetal Tech Labs

Feb 26

Question of the Day #23 [Talk::Overflow]

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

2 min read

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