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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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May 1

The Difference Between Reading an Algorithm and Understanding It

#beginners #programming #webdev #interview

2 min read

VK for Composio

May 5

AI Workflow Automation Tools Are a Mess, Here’s What I Learned the Hard Way

#ai #productivity #learning #beginners

3 min read

Akhilesh

May 1

Joins: Combining Tables Without Losing Your Mind

#sql #ai #beginners #python

8 min read

May 1

CSS Minification: What It Removes, How Much It Saves, and When to Skip It

#webdev #css #performance #beginners

3 min read

May 14

Why AI Won’t Replace Developers, But Will Create Millions More Builders

#ai #webdev #beginners #productivity

4 min read

Ewerton de Souza

Apr 30

Aos 30, finalmente entendi o que quero ser quando crescer

#beginners #career #computerscience #devjournal

1 min read

Mahendra S

May 5

How I built a tool that checks if a GitHub issue already has a PR — and why that's the feature nobody built

#opensource #github #webdev #beginners

3 min read

Saveliy

Apr 30

I Built an Evil Twin Attack in 15 Minutes — Here's What I Learned About Public Wi-Fi

#security #networking #wifi #beginners

5 min read

Big Mazzy

May 1

Essential Linux Commands Every Developer Should Know

#linux #devops #tutorial #beginners

5 min read

Rijul

May 5

I Built a Batch Validation API That Replaces 10 Different APIs in One Call

#python #api #webdev #beginners

3 min read

Alex Neal Albinda

Apr 30

Never Nesting by Nev R. Nester

#cleancode #beginners

3 min read

May 5

Can high school students develop a debugger? Lavender dbg is my answer

#showdev #beginners #linux #cpp

8 min read

Apr 30

From Email & Passwords to Keypairs: Understanding Identity on Solana

#beginners #blockchain #security #web3

4 min read

Ben Link

Apr 30

The Adventures of Blink S5e9: Saving and Loading

#programming #python #buildinpu #beginners

1 min read

DataDriven

Apr 30

Your Data Engineering Take-Home Is Unpaid Consulting. Refuse It.

#dataengineering #interview #career #beginners

7 min read

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