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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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Karol

Sep 24 '25

📚 My Python Roadmap Journey #6 – Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

#programming #python #developer #beginners

2 min read

WISDOMUDO

Sep 20 '25

JavaScript DOM Manipulation: How to Create and Remove HTML Elements Dynamically

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

4 min read

Oct 23 '25

Understanding 802.1Q Trunking – A Core Concept in Networking

#networking #ccna #cisco #beginners

2 min read

Oct 22 '25

My first little app — would love your feedback 💕

#beginners #python #programming

1 min read

Om Shree

Oct 24 '25

MCP Guardrails: Mitigating Data Poisoning and Prompt Injection in AI Coding Assistants

#programming #ai #javascript #beginners

7 min read

Alex Aslam

Oct 22 '25

The Artisan's Journey: Weaving the Unbreakable Tapestry of Database Integration Tests

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

5 min read

Alex Aslam

Oct 22 '25

The Cartographer's Guide to Rails: Mapping Domains with Bounded Contexts

#webdev #programming #beginners #ruby

5 min read

Alex Aslam

Oct 22 '25

The Artisan's Trail: Maintaining a Legacy Node.js Monolith with the Boy Scout Rule

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

5 min read

Abinaya

Sep 20 '25

My Third Step in Java: Methods, Main Method, Objects, and a Mini Calculator

#programming #java #beginners #coding

2 min read

John

Oct 22 '25

Dev Log 35 - Equip Hands Tooltips

#devjournal #beginners #gamedev #unity3d

3 min read

Alex Aslam

Oct 21 '25

The `concerns/` Folder: A Loom of Architecture or a Digital Junk Drawer?

#webdev #programming #ruby #beginners

5 min read

sheep

Oct 21 '25

Closing the Gap: Adding Drag-and-Drop for Bookmarks

#programming #javascript #beginners #react

4 min read

DenisC

Sep 20 '25

First Pull Request on Open Source Project by Classmate

#programming #beginners #python

2 min read

DenisC

Sep 20 '25

Completion of Release 0.1 of My First Open Source Project

#programming #beginners #python

2 min read

Oct 2 '25

Getting Started with AWS Bedrock AgentCore (preview)

#ai #aws #beginners

4 min read

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