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"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Chinese Proverb

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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Mar 2

JOINS AND WINDOWS FUNCTIONS IN SQL

#beginners #database #sql #tutorial

5 min read

Jan 28

DNS record for newbies

#webdev #programming #beginners #cloud

2 min read

Mar 2

JavaScript Array Basics: Methods & Iteration Explained

#beginners #javascript #tutorial #webdev

4 min read

Jan 28

cURL for developers

#beginners #cli #tutorial #webdev

2 min read

Piotr S

Jan 27

Calculating Your Net Hourly Rate: A Beginner’s Guide for EU Contractors

#beginners #career #developers #tutorial

3 min read

Alberto Rodríguez Acevedo

Jan 31

My journey as a beginner programmer

#programming #beginners #productivity #java

1 min read

Aisalkyn Aidarova

Mar 1

How to Create and Log Into Microsoft Azure

#azure #beginners #cloud #tutorial

3 min read

Jan 27

Understanding HTML Tags and Elements

#beginners #frontend #html #webdev

2 min read

Akshay Rajinikanth

Feb 19

When Similarity Search Breaks: Why RAG Fails on Numerical Queries

#ai #beginners #machinelearning #datascience

7 min read

Debesh P.

Feb 9

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#leetcode #programming #beginners #tutorial

1 min read

Feb 9

How Analysts Translate Messy Data, DAX, and Dashboards into Action Using Power BI

#discuss #tutorial #beginners #productivity

3 min read

Feb 9

From raw data to actionable insights: The role of DAX and dashboards in Power BI

#powerbi #beginners

3 min read

willie wathagana

Feb 9

A Newbie's Guide to Git (Git Bash)

#git #beginners #windows #tutorial

4 min read

Phoenix

Mar 2

LLM vs Agentic AI

#agents #ai #beginners #llm

1 min read

Kenyansa Felix Amenya

Jan 26

Ridge vs. Lasso Regression: A Clear Guide to Regularization Techniques

#beginners #datascience #machinelearning #tutorial

4 min read

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