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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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#programming #productivity #codenewbie #beginners

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Haripriya Veluchamy

Aug 25 '25

My Journey with Sentence Transformers, OpenAI Embeddings, and Vector Databases

#ai #vectordatabase #openai #beginners

3 min read

Aug 30 '25

How to Use ChatGPT Effectively as a Developer 🚀

#discuss #programming #ai #beginners

3 min read

Certera

Jul 22 '25

PKI vs PKI as a Service

#webdev #beginners #cloud #learning

3 min read

Sep 2 '25

Understanding Kubernetes: part 59 – Kubernetes 1.34 Changelog

#kubernetes #devops #docker #beginners

1 min read

Dhan Forma

Jul 21 '25

My Little Survey Invite

#programming #python #beginners

1 min read

Usman Butt

Jul 21 '25

Day 1 of My Front-End Journey: React Setup + Built a Mini React from Scratch + 1st Component

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

1 min read

Somay

Aug 22 '25

Day 73: When "Break Days" Become Build Days

#webdev #programming #ai #beginners

2 min read

Shrijith Venkatramana

Aug 24 '25

From Logic to Linear Algebra: How AI is Rewiring the Computer

#programming #ai #beginners #learning

5 min read

Amar

Jul 21 '25

Why I Chose Frontend Development (and Why You Might Too)

#frontend #webdev #learningjourney #beginners

3 min read

Jesse Williams for Jozu

Aug 20 '25

Why Your Prompts Need Version Control (And How ModelKits Make It Simple)

#programming #ai #promptengineering #beginners

5 min read

Jul 22 '25

Hello, Dev.to! Harshit Here, and I'm Learning JavaScript... (Again!)

#todayilearned #webdev #javascript #beginners

2 min read

Om Shree

Aug 23 '25

Securing IoT Automation via MCP

#discuss #ai #beginners #tutorial

6 min read

1suleyman

Jul 21 '25

🧰 How to Install Terraform (And Get It Working in Under 7 Minutes)

#terraform #devops #beginners #documentation

2 min read

Aug 24 '25

HOW TO CREATE POWER BI DASHBOARDS AND ITS BENEFITS IN DATA ANAYSIS

#ai #luxdevhq #beginners

2 min read

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