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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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Valentino Gagliardi

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Once and for all: const in JavaScript is not immutable

#webdev #javascript #es6 #beginners

2 min read

Sarthak Sharma for XenoX

Jun 24 '19

The only way to improve your CSS game👩🏾‍🎨

#css #webdev #beginners

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Jun 2 '19

Learn git concepts, not commands

#git #tutorial #beginners #learning

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Jul 14 '19

The true story of how I got my first job

#discuss #career #beginners #programming

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Jul 15 '19

How not to waste 3 years doing a computer science degree

#discuss #beginners

1 min read

Odunayo Ogungbure

Jul 15 '19

Favorites: Advice to junior developers

#career #beginners #codenewbie

1 min read

Estefania Flores

Jul 15 '19

DIY Cheesy Pickup Line and Twilio

#beginners #tutorial #ruby #writing

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Milecia

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How Personal Projects Make You A Better Developer

#webdev #beginners #advice #programming

4 min read

Jul 15 '19

Ultralearning

#learning #beginners #career

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#opensource #codenewbie #beginners #sideprojects

5 min read

Gowtham Venkatesan

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Learn the Basics of Git in Under 10 Minutes

#github #git #beginners #tutorial

11 min read

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Journey to My New Career: Setting Goals

#productivity #webdev #beginners #career

2 min read

Gaël Thomas for HereWeCode

Jul 4 '19

A beginner’s guide to Docker — how to create your first Docker application

#docker #beginners #tutorial #python

5 min read

Mike 🐈‍⬛

Jul 9 '19

Horizontally and Vertically Centering in CSS

#css #html #beginners #tutorial

1 min read

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Top FaaS Observability Platforms In 2019

#beginners #tutorial #learning #serverless

6 min read

Derk-Jan Karrenbeld

Jul 14 '19

Tetris: Choosing the tools and setting up the project

#tutorial #javascript #typescript #beginners

26 min read

Jul 11 '19

I want to redo the Epic Games store as a school project, feedback welcome

#discuss #beginners #help #ideas

4 min read

Jul 13 '19

Blog API on Github Pages

#github #beginners #productivity

4 min read

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10 Developers From All Over The World Share With Us Their Story

#beginners #webdev #javascript #node

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Abdul.js

Jul 12 '19

I have no idea what level developer I am ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

#beginners #career

2 min read

GaneshMani

Jul 14 '19

Scenario-based Learning - A New Learning Perspective. Node.js - Part 1

#showdev #webdev #tutorial #beginners

6 min read

Ryland G

Jun 25 '19

How to Write a Good Piece of Code

#javascript #beginners #webdev #learning

5 min read

Jeff Culverhouse

Aug 5 '19

Adding Rocket to my Rust Web Application

#rust #webapp #beginners

4 min read

Jasterix

Jul 14 '19

5 Rails Migration Patterns to Save the Day

#rails #migrations #generate #beginners

1 min read

Yashwanth

Jul 14 '19

How I created my first Vs code Snippet for React ??and boom React Hooks snippet.

#vscode #webdev #beginners #javascript

3 min read

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