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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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Mate Technologies

Jan 29

🧩 Building a Number Snake Puzzle Generator in Python (with PDF & JPG Export)

#python #tutorial #beginners #puzzle

4 min read

Jan 28

Emmet for HTML: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Faster Markup

#beginners #html #productivity #tutorial

2 min read

Maria Artamonova for Red5

Jan 28

6 MOQ Players You Need To Know About: Pros and Cons

#livestreaming #software #learning #beginners

6 min read

Jan 29

Understanding Truthy and Falsy Values in JavaScript

#beginners #codenewbie #javascript #tutorial

1 min read

Jan 28

10 Tech Terms You're Probably Mispronouncing

#beginners #career #programming #webdev

2 min read

Kirill Tolmachev

Feb 10

Most Coding Tutorials Are Designed to Keep You a Beginner

#discuss #programming #beginners #tutorial

3 min read

Art light

Feb 1

Should Junior Developers Still Learn JavaScript the Hard Way?

#programming #webdev #javascript #beginners

2 min read

Arun Kumar

Feb 10

Data Types in Java

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

2 min read

Igor Giamoniano

Jan 28

🛡️ Securing Clawdbot (Moltbot): Essential Hardening for AI Agents with System Access

#ai #beginners #productivity #security

3 min read

Hiral

Jan 28

How a Browser Works: A Beginner-Friendly Guide to Browser Internals

#architecture #beginners #frontend #webdev

1 min read

Phoenix

Jan 29

Beans using Autowiring

#beginners #java #springboot #tutorial

1 min read

Harish Kotra (he/him)

Jan 28

Building "Devwrite": A Local, Agentic Writing Assistant with Ollama & Node.js

#programming #ai #javascript #beginners

3 min read

Suchismita Moharana

Jan 28

Python Functions & Arguments: From Basics to *args and **kwargs

#python #programming #learning #beginners

3 min read

Igor Giamoniano

Jan 28

🚨 ClawdBot (Moltbot): Powerful AI Agents, Real Automation… and Real Risks

#beginners #productivity #security #automation

3 min read

Hiral

Jan 28

TCP Working: 3-Way Handshake & Reliable Communication

#beginners #computerscience #networking #tutorial

2 min read

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