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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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Feb 27

Why I Don't Trust Server-Side Password Generators (And You Shouldn't Either) 🔐

#security #privacy #beginners #tools

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Armin

Feb 7

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#webdev #beginners #software

1 min read

Feb 28

CLAUDE.md - how to set up project instructions for Claude Code

#claudecode #ai #vibecoding #beginners

9 min read

Abbas Mohamed Rashid

Jan 29

Beyond Syntax: 5 Architectural Habits for Writing Scalable, Clean Code

#beginners #devops #learning #softwaredevelopment

2 min read

Jahongir Sobirov

Jan 29

How to hash passwords before saving it on database in Node.js

#node #security #beginners #tutorial

2 min read

DAPDEV

Feb 28

How to Track What Billionaire Investors Are Buying (Using SEC EDGAR Data)

#python #finance #api #beginners

4 min read

Cyrus Tse

Jan 25

Spring Boot 4 入門教學 - Part 5 (HelloWorld REST API)

#api #beginners #java #springboot

6 min read

Mohamed

Jan 25

Introduction to Microsoft Excel for Data Analytics: A Beginner-Friendly Guide

#datascience #beginners #microsoft #analytics

3 min read

Laura Salinas for AWS

Feb 27

Predicting Your AI Agent's Cost

#aws #ai #agents #beginners

5 min read

Jack Pritom Soren

Feb 28

SSL Certificates Explained: A Deep Dive into Encryption, Attacks, and How HTTPS Secures the Web 🔐

#ssl #webdev #programming #beginners

4 min read

Louis Liu

Feb 28

Building a Mini Basketball Game as a VS Code Extension

#gamedev #programming #javascript #beginners

1 min read

Feb 17

Python Quality Tools for Juniors: Ruff & Mypy

#beginners #codequality #python #tooling

7 min read

Feb 25

I Built a Free Offline CRM for Real Estate Agents Using Flutter — Here's Why

#flutter #android #productivity #beginners

3 min read

PHILIP KAPLONG (Sirphilip)

Jan 25

How I Started Doing Data Analysis with MS Excel

#data #analytics #beginners #tutorial

3 min read

Harini

Feb 28

Scratch – A Beginner's Guide to Fun Coding

#scrach #gamedev #beginners #gamechallenge

2 min read

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