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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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Dev J. Shah 🥑

Jan 31

Model Adaptation: Prompt-Based Techniques vs Fine-Tuning

#llm #promptengineering #ai #beginners

3 min read

GRACE MUTHONI MWANGI

Feb 2

Understanding schemas and data modelling in Power BI

#analytics #beginners #dataengineering #microsoft

4 min read

Jan 31

The Art of LLM Alignment: From Fine-tuning to RLHF

#webdev #programming #ai #beginners

10 min read

Feb 4

Reframing Frameworks: Finding the Balance

#discuss #beginners #css #webdev

5 min read

Feb 1

System architecture is like building a city

#architecture #beginners #softwareengineering #systemdesign

2 min read

David

Jan 31

I'm 14 and built a course tracker because Udemy's dashboard is not good enough

#webdev #beginners #productivity

1 min read

Mohd Asif Ansari

Jan 31

How a Browser Works

#webdev #browser #beginners #tutorial

4 min read

Souvik Guha Roy

Jan 31

Emmet for HTML - A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Faster Markup

#webdev #programming #html #beginners

3 min read

Mohd Asif Ansari

Jan 31

Emmet for HTML

#webdev #html #beginners #tutorial

4 min read

Jan 31

How a Browser Works: A Beginner-Friendly Guide to Browser Internals

#beginners #frontend #tutorial #webdev

8 min read

Daniel Cerverizzo

Jan 31

Comprehension Debt: The Hidden Cost of Coding Without Understanding 🇺🇸

#ai #beginners #learning #career

3 min read

Feb 2

How I Built a ZZZ Code Aggregator in a Weekend

#python #webdev #flask #beginners

2 min read

Boka AI

Feb 4

Why Your Side Project Needs a README Before Code

#productivity #beginners #tutorial #opensource

4 min read

Jan 31

VB.NET Windows Forms Tutorial | Validate Numeric Input in TextBox Before Showing MessageBox

#programming #beginners #dotnet #tutorial

1 min read

Feb 1

Data Modelling And Schemas in Power Bi,Relationships and clarification:Beginner.

#analytics #beginners #data #tutorial

1 min read

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