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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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Mahmoud Mabrouk

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How to Actually Start Contributing to Open Source AI Projects (A Step-by-Step Guide)

#opensource #career #beginners #ai

6 min read

Nov 21 '25

How to Integrate Llama.cpp With a Chatbot: A Complete Beginner-Friendly Guide

#cpp #llm #tutorial #beginners

3 min read

agattus

Dec 24 '25

Automating CCAR Data Integrity: A Python Firewall for Federal Regulatory Compliance

#python #fintech #opensource #beginners

2 min read

Om Shree

Dec 24 '25

Paradigm Shift in Context: Beyond MCP to Conversation-Native Development

#programming #ai #beginners #productivity

3 min read

Sergei Ainozerov

Dec 13 '25

Why developers start blogging?

#programming #beginners #productivity #tutorial

1 min read

Maame Afua A. P. Fordjour

Dec 14 '25

The Broke Student’s Guide to the Cloud: How I Host Projects for $0

#devops #beginners #finops #aws

4 min read

Carla Vanesa Mamani Chavez

Dec 12 '25

Qué es un Sistema Multi-Agente

#ai #agents #multiagents #beginners

4 min read

Dec 22 '25

A Quick Lesson After A Long Debugging Session (And Almost Pulling My Hair Off)

#coding #programming #beginners #softwaredevelopment

1 min read

Dec 20 '25

I Have a Question for Every Developer Here (Beginner or Not)

#webdev #programming #ai #beginners

1 min read

Dec 23 '25

After failing 37 interviews, I built the interview prep tool I wish I had

#webdev #interview #learning #beginners

3 min read

SAINAPEI LENAPUNYA

Nov 20 '25

Day 3: Type Casting - Transforming Data Types - 30 Days of Python Challenge

#python #beginners #typecasting

3 min read

Attanon Sukkeaw

Nov 20 '25

Stock Price Prediction by ML Models

#beginners #deeplearning #machinelearning

1 min read

Nov 25 '25

How I Escaped Tutorial Hell: A Zero-Noise Roadmap

#webdev #beginners #productivity #career

2 min read

Dec 24 '25

Are You Planning to Get Into DevOps in 2026? A Practical Guide for the Real World

#devops #beginners #ai #cloud

4 min read

Dec 19 '25

Understanding Kubernetes: part 60 – Kubernetes 1.35 Changelog

#kubernetes #devops #docker #beginners

1 min read

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