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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 1

From Recursion to Backtracking

#algorithms #tutorial #beginners #computerscience

6 min read

Ludovic Bostral

Feb 24

My newsletter has 50 AI tools. The writing is still mine.

#ai #mcp #programming #beginners

7 min read

Feb 25

Meeting Recording and Privacy: A Practical Compliance Guide

#discuss #productivity #beginners #career

5 min read

Kavitha

Feb 25

Exception Handling in Java

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

1 min read

Demetria Washington

Feb 24

The Personality Hire Who Accidentally Found Her People

#beginners #career #cybersecurity #security

2 min read

Feb 24

How to make your own AI chatbot for absolute beginners?

#ai #programming #beginners #tutorial

4 min read

Bhuvaneshwari Mohan

Feb 25

From AI/ML to observability - An Unexpected Learning Experience

#observability #ai #machinelearning #beginners

2 min read

Даниил Корнилов

Feb 24

From Zero to First Digital Product Sale: A Developer's Journey

#beginners #tutorial #startup #productivity

10 min read

Louis Oodo

Feb 26

Deploying Secure Azure File Shares: Premium Performance and Network Security

#cloud #beginners #devops #azure

6 min read

Frank

Mar 1

EasyEDA vs KiCad: A Practical Look at PCB Design Tools (2025/2026)

#beginners #design #opensource #tooling

5 min read

Feb 24

I'm a Video Editor, Not a Developer. I Built an AI Agent From Scratch

#ai #python #opensource #beginners

5 min read

Abdullahi Oladosu

Mar 1

Fundamental concepts in cloud computing

#beginners #devops #cloud #azure

2 min read

Даниил Корнилов

Feb 25

7 Things Senior Developers Do That Juniors Think Are 'Lazy'

#programming #career #beginners #productivity

8 min read

Даниил Корнилов

Feb 24

The Complete Remote Job Search Strategy for Developers in 2026

#career #beginners #programming #productivity

12 min read

Toheeb Babatunde

Mar 1

Providing storage for the IT department testing and training

#cloudcomputing #devops #react #beginners

4 min read

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