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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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Arun Krish

Aug 13 '25

Start Open Source Contributions Now!

#opensource #beginners #github #community

2 min read

Aug 13 '25

🚀Running Client and Server Together in MERN — No More “Oh, I Forgot to Start the Backend!” Moments

#webdev #mern #beginners

2 min read

Jul 24 '25

Inheritance in Java

#webdev #java #beginners #devops

3 min read

Aug 13 '25

minha trajetória como desenvolvedor jr

#programming #beginners #career #development

3 min read

Jagdish Parihar

Aug 3 '25

Marketing for Developers: The A-Z Guide to Taking Your Project from Zero to Hero

#webdev #ai #beginners #devops

3 min read

Aug 15 '25

Why Developers Still Choose Python, Even If It’s “Slow”

#discuss #python #programming #beginners

2 min read

John

Aug 13 '25

Dev Log 04 - Smurf Wars

#gamedev #beginners #devjournal #vibecoding

3 min read

Haripriya Veluchamy

Aug 13 '25

🚀 Python for DevOps Week 2 & Week 3: Automating Daily Ops & Containerizing with Docker

#python #devops #cloud #beginners

2 min read

Alexander Njoku

Jul 10 '25

https://medium.com/@alex2020global/filesystem-navigation-in-linux-aabaa87e8029

#discuss #beginners #productivity #opensource

3 min read

Jul 10 '25

Conditional Statement in Javascript

#javascript #beginners #coding

1 min read

Md Mohosin Ali Shah

Aug 13 '25

GitHub on Windows: The Complete Guide to SSH, GitHub Desktop, and No Keygen Commits

#webdev #programming #github #beginners

3 min read

Dzmitry Harbachou

Aug 13 '25

Boring Cybersecurity Theory: Threats (Vulnerability, Attack, Malware)

#cybersecurity #beginners #theory #security

13 min read

Dzmitry Harbachou

Aug 13 '25

Boring Cybersecurity Theory: Where it all began

#cybersecurity #beginners #security #theory

5 min read

Jul 10 '25

Python Learning Progress for a Japanese Beginner

#programming #python #beginners #tutorial

1 min read

Dzmitry Harbachou

Aug 13 '25

Boring Cybersecurity Theory: Risk Management

#cybersecurity #beginners #theory

8 min read

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