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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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Michael J. Larocca

Dec 17 '25

Experience Matters: Job Search Tips and Strategies for Overcoming Ageism

#discuss #career #learning #beginners

12 min read

Kinyanjui

Jan 17

The Ultimate Manual: Understanding Git and GitHub without Headache.

#luxdevhq #git #beginners #manual

4 min read

Jan 17

Hello Dev.to 👋

#programming #beginners #firstpost #devops

2 min read

AstraScout

Dec 12 '25

I built two small developer focused APIs for fun and learning. looking for feedback

#webdev #api #programming #beginners

1 min read

Blink

Dec 12 '25

Day 7: Trading Leetcode for ML (Temporarily)

#programming #ai #productivity #beginners

2 min read

Lucy.L

Jan 16

Building a Real-Time AI Canvas: Why I Switched from SDXL to Z-Image Turbo

#webdev #ai #programming #beginners

3 min read

Jan 13

SQL Aggregations Finally Made Sense: GROUP BY, HAVING, MIN, MAX, AVG

#database #postgres #beginners #sql

3 min read

SimpleWBS

Jan 14

The Lost Art of Knowing What You’re Actually Building

#productivity #beginners #tooling #webdev

2 min read

Jan 16

Ultrathink: Tell Claude Exactly How Hard to Think About Your Problem

#tutorial #claudecode #productivity #beginners

4 min read

Lovely

Dec 13 '25

My First Tip Calculator App

#showdev #frontend #javascript #beginners

4 min read

Austin3560

Jan 17

A Beginner's Guide to Git and GitHub

#programming #beginners #git #github

2 min read

Hrishikesh Dalal

Jan 16

System Design - EP 13: Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)

#webdev #beginners #programming

4 min read

Dec 13 '25

First Contributions: learn how to contribute to open source projects

#opensource #beginners #tutorial

1 min read

i-icc

Dec 13 '25

Announcing "PNGpng": A Pngyu Alternative for macOS 15 Sequoia

#productivity #opensource #tooling #beginners

1 min read

Jan 17

How is Agile different from DevOps?

#agile #beginners #devops #softwaredevelopment

2 min read

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