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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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Jan 24 '19

20 Docker commands use cases for developers

#beginners #docker #webdev #devops

5 min read

Andrew (he/him)

Jan 13 '19

101 Bash Commands and Tips for Beginners to Experts

#beginners #bash #linux #ubuntu

40 min read

Al Chen for Coda

Feb 15 '19

The overlooked benefit of no-code tools

#discuss #nocode #productivity #beginners

9 min read

Feb 11 '19

Is SQL Really A Game Changer For Data Science Careers?

#data #beginners #sql #career

4 min read

Cristofer

Feb 11 '19

You really want to be a Senior??

#coding #personal #webdev #beginners

3 min read

Sarthak Sharma for XenoX

Jan 22 '19

Do we really need a CSS Framework?

#css #webdev #javascript #beginners

5 min read

Denise Pen

Feb 11 '19

Looking At Linked Lists

#datastructures #beginners #codenewbie

1 min read

Milecia

Feb 7 '19

It's Important To Test Your Code

#webdev #programming #beginners

3 min read

Feb 11 '19

async/await explained as simply as I humanly possibly can

#javascript #beginners #webdev #tutorial

1 min read

Davide de Paolis

Feb 4 '19

Tools I wish I knew from the start

#beginners #tools #javascript #productivity

7 min read

Feb 9 '19

Explain What is DOM like I'm 🖐

#web #dom #explain #beginners

2 min read

Joshua Wood for Honeybadger

Feb 5 '19

Ship it like Honeybadger

#discuss #beginners #career #motivation

3 min read

Michael "lampe" Lazarski

Feb 9 '19

Love and affection about reactjs, Apollo, and GraphQL part 1

#beginners #webdev #graphql #javascript

4 min read

Molly Struve (she/her)

Feb 4 '19

First Comes Love! Then Comes Marriage! Then Comes Coding...?

#career #job #beginners #motivation

5 min read

Feb 7 '19

The Non-Cliche Guide to Breaking Into Tech (coding, to be specific)

#career #devtips #beginners

5 min read

Feb 1 '19

Hands-on Vue.js for Beginners (Part 2)

#javascript #vue #beginners #tutorial

4 min read

Nathanaël CHERRIER

Feb 11 '19

Force download using JavaScript

#javascript #programming #beginners #tutorial

2 min read

Andy George (he/him)

Jan 25 '19

I Am Not A Real Programmer

#motivation #career #failure #beginners

3 min read

Feb 5 '19

In programming, is it better to have many small files or one large file?

#explainlikeimfive #beginners #discuss

1 min read

Feb 10 '19

Understanding the Building Blocks of Declarative Methods on JavaScript Array Data Collection

#functional #beginners #datacollection

7 min read

Gabe

Feb 9 '19

Setting up a 'Recent Posts' section using Twig

#php #productivity #beginners #webdev

1 min read

Maniflames

Feb 3 '19

Tricks I learned to improve my communication

#internship #beginners #career #communication

3 min read

Burak Aykan ÜRER

Feb 8 '19

Point of View as Just Graduated Computer Engineer part1

#devtips #beginners #career #productivity

2 min read

Feb 10 '19

How to Handle Hosting for Your Web Development Clients

#freelancing #beginners

4 min read

Feb 5 '19

Overcoming the Tutorial Gap and Making Your Own Software

#discuss #beginners #productivity

4 min read

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