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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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🌟 Back to Coding My First Tribute Website! ✨

#showdev #beginners #webdev #learning

1 min read

jackma

Sep 24 '25

JavaScript Advanced Series (Part 6): Object-Oriented JS

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

19 min read

Emmanuel Sunday

Oct 26 '25

throw error vs throw new error? Error handling the right way

#programming #beginners #tutorial #javascript

4 min read

Athreya aka Maneshwar

Oct 27 '25

Astro’s Client Directives: When and Where to Use Each

#webdev #programming #beginners #javascript

3 min read

Oct 26 '25

What Testing a Real App Taught Me About Building One

#testing #developer #beginners #learning

2 min read

Oct 27 '25

Created a weather app in python #python #beginners #showdev #opensource

#showdev #python #beginners #opensource

1 min read

Varshith V Hegde

Oct 26 '25

Beginner’s Guide to Getting Started with AI Agents (For Free!)

#webdev #ai #tutorial #beginners

12 min read

Helitha Rupasinghe

Oct 26 '25

Explain the AI bubble like I'm five.

#explainlikeimfive #ai #beginners

1 min read

Aby Noctel

Sep 23 '25

Weekly Update #10

#beginners #sfml #gamedev #devlog

1 min read

Madhumitha Ganesan

Oct 6 '25

Indexing, Hashing & Query Optimization in DBMS

#productivity #career #beginners #webdev

3 min read

Sylwia Laskowska

Oct 24 '25

Beginner’s Guide #5: Mutable vs Immutable in JS — The Silent Bug Factory Nobody Warns You About 😳

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

2 min read

Dipti M

Sep 23 '25

Simplifying Data with Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) in R

#webdev #programming #ai #beginners

5 min read

momina raheel (Moona)

Sep 23 '25

90 Days of Code: Day 15 – Building a Beginner-Friendly Coin Toss Game with Python

#programming #beginners #python #opensource

1 min read

Coding Dev

Oct 26 '25

5 Common Mistakes Beginners Make with React Hooks

#react #javascript #webdev #beginners

2 min read

Bob Packer

Sep 23 '25

How Developers Can Simplify Mini Casino Game Mechanics

#programming #webdev #javascript #beginners

3 min read

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