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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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Weekly Update #17 & 18

#gamedev #devlog #beginners

1 min read

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Nov 20 '25

What Is A Codec? Everything You Need to Know As a Developer in 2025

#livestreaming #software #beginners #learning

9 min read

Peggy

Dec 23 '25

Building an AI Humanizer: why we stopped trying to fix prompts

#ai #programming #productivity #beginners

2 min read

Dec 19 '25

The Dependency Injection Dilemma: Why I’m Finally Ghosting @Autowired on Fields

#java #spring #programming #beginners

5 min read

Ananya S

Nov 24 '25

AI vs ML vs DL vs GenAI: Demystifying the Buzzwords

#ai #beginners #machinelearning #deeplearning

3 min read

Dec 23 '25

🦚 When Krishna Codes: A Question for Developers

#webdev #programming #ai #beginners

1 min read

Dec 15 '25

The Subtle Sign You're Growing as a Coder

#beginners #career #coding #programming

2 min read

Kajiru

Dec 23 '25

Getting Started with Python (Part 12): Using Classes

#python #beginners #programming #tutorial

2 min read

ektech

Dec 23 '25

Finding My Niche in Tech: Exploring Data, AI/ML, and Cybersecurity as a CS Student

#computerscience #codenewbie #learninginpublic #beginners

1 min read

Usama

Dec 23 '25

Understanding React State Batching A Small but Powerful Concept

#javascript #beginners #react #performance

1 min read

SAINAPEI LENAPUNYA

Nov 20 '25

Day 4: User Input - Making Programs Interactive - 30 Days of Python Challenge

#python #beginners #userinput

3 min read

Dec 11 '25

GitHub Actions: From YAML Hell to Pipeline Heaven 🔧

#beginners #programming #devops #cicd

5 min read

NikiMunger

Nov 19 '25

stopPropagation()、catch (_)、定位属性、chrome.runtime.getURL、requestAnimationFrame()

#beginners #css #javascript

1 min read

Raj Shriwastava

Nov 18 '25

Zero to NoSQL: A Hands-On MongoDB Tutorial (No Installation Required!)

#mongodb #database #tutorial #beginners

4 min read

Thellu

Nov 18 '25

How I Reduced My Oracle SQL Query Time from 110s to 1s

#webdev #programming #sql #beginners

3 min read

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