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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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Aryan Choudhary

Mar 7

My Dad Said: Start With Compute. Now I See Why.

#azure #cloud #learning #beginners

3 min read

Feb 26

An Analogy to Help Understand Mixture of Experts

#ai #architecture #beginners #machinelearning

4 min read

Даниил Корнилов

Feb 26

Вайб-кодинг в 2026: почему разработчики массово переходят на Cursor и Claude

#programming #ai #productivity #beginners

1 min read

Ebenezer

Mar 2

What Are JavaScript Callback Functions? Explained Like You’re 5 Years Old

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

3 min read

Krzysztof Fraus

Feb 26

The first 30 seconds of your interview answer matter more than the rest

#webdev #career #beginners #learning

7 min read

Pure ILM Infinite Learning Mastery

Mar 2

Most Developers Don't Actually Understand What a "Problem" Is

#programming #beginners #computerscience #webdev

4 min read

squareops

Feb 26

The FinOps Playbook: 10 Automated Checks Every Cloud Team Should Run Weekly

#kubernetes #aws #devops #beginners

3 min read

Feb 26

Exception Handling in Java

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

3 min read

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Feb 26

Lorem Ipsum: The 2000-Year-Old Placeholder Text That Powers Web Design

#design #webdev #ux #beginners

1 min read

Mar 2

Go Learning Notes - Part 6: Maps & Type Conversion (strconv)

#beginners #devjournal #go #learning

2 min read

Jem Herbert-Rice

Feb 27

I Couldn't Quite Understand Transformers Until I Built One

#machinelearning #python #beginners #tutorial

2 min read

Eric Tron

Mar 2

I run 3 side projects (and a TeamSpeak) on a single €10/month server

#webdev #programming #beginners #java

3 min read

Feb 26

Python Automation: 5 Tasks You Should Automate Right Now

#python #automation #productivity #beginners

3 min read

Даниил Корнилов

Feb 26

Как я собрал набор для поиска работы: резюме, собесы, LinkedIn — всё в одном месте

#career #beginners #productivity #jobs

1 min read

Даниил Корнилов

Feb 26

Что должен знать Junior разработчик в 2026 году (честный список)

#career #beginners #programming #webdev

2 min read

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