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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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Tirth T

Feb 18

How I Tricked AWS Elastic Beanstalk Into Using pnpm

#beginners #devops #aws #npm

7 min read

Giovana Armani for AWS

Mar 13

Seus primeiros passos com computação em nuvem

#cloud #cloudcomputing #beginners #webdev

4 min read

soy

Mar 14

Talent Blooms When You Stop Relying on "Motivation": 7 Insights on the "Spring Mind" Left by Genius Mathematician Kiyoshi Oka

#programming #career #beginners

6 min read

Mar 3

I Tested My AI Ad Generator on 3 Completely Different Ad Formats — Here's What Actually Happened

#ai #programming #beginners #python

6 min read

Mar 1

Material3 Dynamic Colors: How AI Gets Android Theming Right (And You Can Too)

#android #kotlin #design #beginners

5 min read

Willem van Heemstra

Mar 13

Like LEGO? Love Python! 🧱🐍 Ep.5

#python #beginners #oop #tutorial

11 min read

Daniil Kornilov

Mar 14

The 5-File Portfolio That Gets You Hired (No Fancy Design Needed)

#career #beginners #webdev #programming

2 min read

Mar 13

Build an AI Agent Loop in 50 Lines of Python

#ai #python #tutorial #beginners

7 min read

sm.lee

Mar 12

Hello world! My first Baseball Sim - Powered by Python and Gemini AI.

#showdev #python #beginners #simulation

1 min read

The Daily Agent

Mar 13

How to Test AI Agent Tool Calls with Pytest

#tutorial #beginners #ai #python

5 min read

Mehdi BR

Mar 13

Simple C++ networking libraries don't exist anymore - here's the fix.

#cpp #networking #beginners #programming

2 min read

Feb 21

Docker Essentials: A Developer's Practical Guide for 2026

#docker #devops #infrastructure #beginners

2 min read

Feb 7

Git is Not Magic- Part 2: Where Are You in the Timeline?

#git #beginners #tutorial

4 min read

Mar 2

The Numbers That Deflate the AI Hype About Replacing Coders—and Ease FOMO

#coding #beginners #programming #ai

2 min read

okunola babatunde

Feb 12

Provide storage for the IT department testing and training

#cloud #azure #tutorial #beginners

4 min read

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