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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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Feb 8

How to Give Claude Code Full Project Context

#devtools #tutorial #beginners #ai

2 min read

Nithya Dharshini official

Jan 18

Sorting Elements by Frequency in C++ (Map vs Bucket Approach)

#programming #beginners #cpp #dsa

2 min read

Feb 8

Spec Drift Detection: Stop Building Features Nobody Asked For

#devtools #tutorial #beginners #ai

3 min read

Jan 4

What 6+ Years of Backend Development Taught Me (So Far)

#discuss #beginners #career #learning

1 min read

Harsh

Feb 7

The Honest Truth About Learning Web Development in 2026 (As a Beginner)

#webdev #learning #beginners #career

2 min read

Dracorian

Feb 7

Feeling Lost and Seeking Advice..

#career #beginners #programming

3 min read

Jayaprasanna Roddam

Jan 4

AI001: Types of AI: Narrow, General, Super AI

#programming #ai #beginners #tutorial

3 min read

Jayaprasanna Roddam

Jan 4

AI001: AI vs ML vs DL vs Data Science

#programming #ai #beginners #tutorial

2 min read

Hannah Blackwell

Jan 4

Remote Controlled Pleasure Devices Basics: My Essential Guide for Beginners

#beginners #iot #tutorial

5 min read

Jan 4

Getting Started with Docker

#docker #devops #tutorial #beginners

1 min read

Tom J.

Jan 3

What We Lose By Using Instead of Creating - as devs and agencies

#programming #beginners #architecture #learning

6 min read

alok-38

Jan 28

Tackling the cloud portfolio challenge -- Cloud Resume

#aws #beginners #cloud #portfolio

3 min read

Feb 8

Day 13 of 100

#challenge #python #beginners

3 min read

Feb 7

Flash Memory Explained: NAND vs NOR, Architecture, and Memory Organization

#discuss #learning #beginners #science

8 min read

Jan 4

Getting Started with Docker

#docker #devops #tutorial #beginners

1 min read

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