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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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Sachin Kr. Rajput

Jan 22

Pruning Decision Trees: The Bonsai Master Who Taught ML Engineers When to Stop

#machinelearning #datascience #python #beginners

16 min read

Shahrouz Nikseresht

Jan 22

Python Functions Explained Simply (def, parameters, return)

#python #beginners #tutorial #programming

2 min read

Sachin Kr. Rajput

Jan 22

Bagging: The Jury System That Taught Machine Learning the Wisdom of Crowds

#machinelearning #datascience #python #beginners

16 min read

Jemma

Feb 25

Reframing recursive functions

#algorithms #beginners #computerscience #programming

1 min read

Mohammad-Idrees

Jan 22

Designing Systems by Questioning from First Principles

#architecture #beginners #interview #systemdesign

4 min read

Feb 13

Why do we need Databases?

#backend #beginners #computerscience #database

1 min read

Sachin Kr. Rajput

Jan 22

Logistic Regression: The Bouncer Who Gives Probability of Entry Instead of Just Yes/No

#machinelearning #datascience #python #beginners

13 min read

jidonglab

Feb 25

How I Added 6 Languages to a Next.js App in One Day

#webdev #nextjs #beginners #ai

2 min read

Sachin Kr. Rajput

Jan 22

Elastic Net: The Mediator Who Said 'Let's Take the Best of Both Approaches'

#machinelearning #datascience #python #beginners

11 min read

Sachin Kr. Rajput

Jan 22

Lasso Regression: The Brutal Manager Who Said 'Some of You Are Getting Fired' — And Actually Did It

#machinelearning #datascience #python #beginners

12 min read

Sachin Kr. Rajput

Jan 22

Ridge Regression: The Manager Who Said 'Everyone Gets a Small Piece' Instead of 'Winner Takes All'

#machinelearning #datascience #python #beginners

12 min read

Adeoye Enoch Olamilekan

Feb 25

Build a Mobile Wallet & Utility Payment App Like OPay with Flutter | Full Walkthrough

#startup #web3 #beginners #tutorial

1 min read

Sachin Kr. Rajput

Jan 22

When Linear Regression Assumptions Are Violated: The Bridge Engineer Who Ignored the Cracks and Declared It Safe

#machinelearning #datascience #python #beginners

12 min read

Vivian Chiamaka Okose

Feb 25

How I Deployed a Production-Ready Three-Tier Web App on AWS

#aws #devops #cloud #beginners

8 min read

ValPetal Tech Labs

Feb 25

[Talk::Overflow #24] Replay London 2025 — Modernise

#ai #programming #beginners #bestofdev

3 min read

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