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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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🧑‍💻 How I Fell in Love with the MERN Stack (and What I Learned So Far)

#webdev #ai #javascript #beginners

2 min read

Kanishka L

Oct 7 '25

Database Normalization

#tutorial #beginners #database #sql

3 min read

Nov 9 '25

From Student Projects to Real-World Development

#beginners #career #opensource

3 min read

Shahrouz Nikseresht

Nov 9 '25

Day 29: Python Strong Password Generator, Create Secure Passwords with Random and Constraints

#challenge #python #beginners #programming

3 min read

MATHAN S

Oct 7 '25

CRUD OPERATION

#database #sql #coding #beginners

2 min read

Joana Nicolaas Ponder

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Lets get technical...and hormonal?

#beginners #testing #womenintech #wecoded

6 min read

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Chaos Engineering in DevOps 2025: A Guide to Building Unbreakable Systems

#devops #beginners

6 min read

Sabin Sim

Nov 10 '25

Python basics - Day 24

#challenge #python #beginners #learning

2 min read

Sospeter Mong'are

Nov 9 '25

A Practical Guide to Structuring Express.js Projects for Scalability and Maintainability

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

3 min read

Nov 9 '25

From Frustration to Focus: How Taking Notes Changed the Way I Learn Code🧠

#beginners #learning #productivity

2 min read

Minoltan Issack

Oct 7 '25

AWS Cloud Practitioner Questions | Serverless Overview from a Solutions Architect Perspective

#serverless #beginners #architecture #aws

7 min read

SRIRAM PG

Oct 7 '25

MONGO-DB

#tutorial #mongodb #beginners #database

1 min read

Prabavathy Balagurusamy

Oct 6 '25

Optimizing SQL Performance with Indexing, Hashing, and B+ Trees

#sql #programming #beginners #tutorial

3 min read

Rokesh . S

Oct 7 '25

ACID property with SQL transactions

#tutorial #beginners #database #sql

2 min read

Oct 7 '25

DevOps Meets Quantum: The Next Frontier in Computing

#devops #quantum #beginners #webdev

6 min read

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