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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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Understanding the Difference Between LLM, SLM, and FM

#ai #beginners #llm #nlp

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What Happens When You Build a Real Management System Without Any Frameworks

#beginners #php #webdev #learning

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#webdev #programming #beginners #ai

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May 2

Operators and Expressions (Programing Fundamentals Part — 3)

#beginners #codenewbie #programming #tutorial

1 min read

Mayvin Ramasawmy

May 6

The 9-Step Path to Mobile Test Automation with Appium 3

#appium #testing #beginners #tutorial

2 min read

May 6

Stop Using Links the Wrong Way — Master useNavigate in React

#react #javascript #webdev #beginners

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Akhilesh

May 2

Setting up my ML environment from scratch: MedMind

#ai #productivity #beginners #python

2 min read

Sharafdeen Milhan Ahamed

May 6

From Home Router to Enterprise Network: 7 Things I Learned as an IT Executive

#beginners #networking

1 min read

Jay Gurav

May 2

# My Second Week in #100DaysOfSolana 🚀

#beginners #blockchain #devjournal #web3

2 min read

Avinash

May 2

First Contributions: learn how to contribute to open source projects

#opensource #beginners #tutorial

1 min read

May 2

Hello World of RAG - Day 1

#beginners #llm #ai #rag

6 min read

JessEliUs

May 2

I built a financial clarity app for my family — here's what I learned published:

#webdev #medo #buildwithmedo #beginners

4 min read

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Keyword Density in SEO: What It Actually Means (and When It Matters)

#webdev #seo #writing #beginners

3 min read

架构师小白

May 2

分层架构深度指南：构建可维护软件的核心基石

#programming #architecture #tutorial #beginners

1 min read

tumberger for Kontext

May 3

Authentication vs Authorization: What's the Difference?

#beginners #cybersecurity #programming #security

7 min read

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