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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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ala.

Oct 22 '25

Why Do We Use `target="_blank"` Instead of Something Clearer Like `newTab="yes"`?

#beginners #html #webdev

1 min read

Maccus

Oct 22 '25

Learning

#discuss #beginners #javascript #learning

1 min read

Nov 24 '25

How I Took a Slow Node.js API from 5.7 sec 11ms Using Real Load Tests (Beginner-Friendly)

#testing #performance #node #beginners

2 min read

Nov 25 '25

The Secret Life of JavaScript Objects: Flags and Descriptors

#javascript #webdev #beginners #programming

4 min read

Deta Utama

Nov 5 '25

🐞 Quiz: Spot the Bug – URL Language Detection

#beginners #frontend #javascript

2 min read

Oct 23 '25

Seeing bloated Docker images or odd performance on legacy servers?

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

1 min read

Nov 14 '25

Writing Your First Compiler - Part 7: Taking Stock

#python #tutorial #computerscience #beginners

7 min read

yaswanth krishna

Oct 27 '25

React Props ?

#webdev #react #beginners #javascript

1 min read

ak0047

Nov 23 '25

I Built a Curl Command Generator App with React

#beginners #react #portfolio #cli

4 min read

Suma

Nov 5 '25

CSS FONT STYLES

#webdev #css #beginners #programming

1 min read

Marcelo Martins

Oct 22 '25

Tic Tac Toe#️⃣❎0️⃣

#tutorial #beginners #gamedev #python

1 min read

Jijo Jose

Oct 22 '25

How to Set Up Google Analytics 4 (GA4) for Your Website in 10 Minutes

#google #analytics #tutorial #beginners

2 min read

Rahul Raj

Nov 25 '25

Understanding the Difference Between this and this() in Java

#java #programming #beginners #tutorial

2 min read

ala.

Oct 22 '25

The Anchor tag <a> be like: I mark the spot — href sails to another ship.

#beginners #html #webdev

1 min read

Isaac

Oct 21 '25

🐱How I Built a Simple Go API to Return My Profile and a Random Cat Fact For my HNG13 stage 0 backend task

#go #api #beginners #tutorial

2 min read

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