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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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Suraj Vishwakarma for Texavor

Feb 12

7 Steps to Transition from SEO to GEO 2026

#ai #beginners #productivity #geo

8 min read

Gamya

Feb 13

Swift Is Type-Safe Language

#beginners #ios #programming #swift

1 min read

Feb 13

How to Use Apify Actors (Beginner Friendly Guide)

#automation #beginners #tutorial #webscraping

2 min read

Jan 14

Networking 101 #3. IP Addresses & Ports

#beginners #devops #networking #tutorial

5 min read

Dinesh

Feb 2

Why My Environment Work Improved After Using a Storyboard

#gamedev #unrealengine #beginners #learning

2 min read

Willem van Heemstra for The Software's Journey

Feb 13

Like Stories? Love Python! 📖🐍 Ep.1

#python #beginners #tutorial #designpatterns

9 min read

Willem van Heemstra for The Software's Journey

Feb 13

Like Stories? Love Python! 📖🐍 Ep.5

#python #beginners #tutorial #designpatterns

8 min read

Willem van Heemstra for The Software's Journey

Feb 13

Like Stories? Love Python! 📖🐍 Ep.6

#python #beginners #tutorial #designpatterns

9 min read

muthu raja

Jan 11

🚨 React Re-render Methods: Reference Matters!

#react #beginners #webdev #programming

1 min read

Jan 9

The Real ROI of TypeScript: Beyond Catching Typos

#discuss #programming #typescript #beginners

10 min read

Gayatri Sonawane

Jan 9

Getting Started with Amazon CloudWatch for Beginners

#aws #beginners #devops #monitoring

1 min read

Jan 9

Building Your First Game on Midnight: A Complete Developer Tutorial

#beginners #gamedev #tutorial #web3

13 min read

Dennis Traub for AWS

Feb 13

Why Your Chatbot is the BlackBerry of the 2020s

#ai #architecture #beginners #productivity

1 min read

Alphonce Oyunga

Feb 12

Art of Computer programming.

#discuss #beginners #learning #community

2 min read

Aisalkyn Aidarova

Feb 12

what is inside Jenkins

#automation #beginners #cicd #devops

10 min read

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