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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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Matthew J. Clemente

May 31 '19

How to Install and Manage Multiple Versions of Java (hint: jabba and jEnv)

#java #jabba #jenv #beginners

4 min read

Vishang

May 30 '19

How to setup Local GraphQL API

#setup #graphql #localenvironment #beginners

1 min read

Lorraine for Next Tech

May 30 '19

K-Means Clustering with scikit-learn

#machinelearning #tutorial #python #beginners

7 min read

Luiz Lopes

May 30 '19

Easy Way To Find Weekday From a Given Date String

#tutorial #javascript #beginners #i18n

2 min read

May 30 '19

Create an Eleventy (11ty) theme based on a free HTML template

#serverless #beginners #tutorial #html

2 min read

May 30 '19

Top-5 popular programming languages to learn

#beginners #java #coding #learning

13 min read

Florimond Manca

May 29 '19

Attending Tech Conferences: A Beginner’s Guide

#techtalks #beginners #career

12 min read

May 30 '19

Learn Java as a musician… but faster!

#beginners #java #coding #learning

10 min read

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Arrays and Loops in Go

#beginners #tutorial #go #devtips

6 min read

CodeGym

May 30 '19

Top 10 + 1 common mistakes every Java learner makes

#beginners #java #coding #learning

8 min read

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How to Learn a New Programming Language

#beginners #learning

3 min read

Halldor Stefansson

May 30 '19

How I set up Linux web server and deployed my static site

#linux #cloud #server #beginners

5 min read

May 29 '19

“Communicating your needs” / TypeScript’s value from a Buddhist perspective (part 1)

#typescript #javascript #webdev #beginners

4 min read

Jun 4 '19

Learning React in 2019: What is React?

#beginners #react #javascript #learning

3 min read

May 29 '19

React Hook (useState) with React Context API

#react #javascript #beginners #frontend

6 min read

May 29 '19

Feedback for junior developers

#discuss #beginners #happiness #programming

5 min read

Adam Reidelbach

May 29 '19

Open Source Git Workflow (an overview)

#git #beginners #opensource

4 min read

May 29 '19

Need a cmd + Z in your database? Transactions to the rescue!

#laravel #database #beginners #mysql

1 min read

Mohammadjavad Raadi

May 19 '19

Don't let that huge codebase scare you! Tips and tools to make sense of other people's code

#discuss #beginners #webdev #productivity

4 min read

May 23 '19

What is an API?

#explainlikeimfive #api #beginners

5 min read

Christina Gorton

May 24 '19

Interviews and Infants

#career #webdev #beginners #hiring

5 min read

Laurie

May 28 '19

Staring Down a Stack Trace

#webdev #beginners #productivity #learning

3 min read

May 20 '19

Entity Relationship Diagrams explained by Sonic the Hedgehog

#database #sql #beginners #datamodel

2 min read

Milecia

May 28 '19

Being The Best Project Manager

#career #agile #webdev #beginners

3 min read

Molly Struve (she/her)

May 22 '19

Keeping Up With The Codeashians

#career #motivation #beginners

3 min read

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