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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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#beginners #architecture #aws #tutorial

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Jan 13

Networking 101 #1. Networking Introduction

#networking #devops #cloud #beginners

8 min read

Ritam Saha

Jan 13

Inside Git: How It Works and the Role of the .git Folder

#git #github #beginners #programming

7 min read

Karthick Narayanan

Jan 13

Day 14 – Method Overloading and Method Overriding in Java

#java #programming #tutorial #beginners

2 min read

Kavitha

Jan 13

How to Download and Install JDK (Java Development Kit)

#beginners #java #tooling #tutorial

1 min read

Jan 11

Headless Mode: Unleash AI in Your CI/CD Pipeline

#tutorial #claudecode #productivity #beginners

4 min read

Jashwanth

Jan 13

What SmartML Benchmarks Tell You Before Hyperparameter Tuning

#ai #machinelearning #learning #beginners

2 min read

NandithaShri S.k

Dec 9 '25

Common Manual Testing Techniques

#beginners #learning #testing

2 min read

Jan 13

Part 2: Installing MicroK8s on Ubuntu 24.04+

#beginners #kubernetes #tutorial #ubuntu

4 min read

Bella Sean

Jan 13

Understanding Work Breakdown Structure in Project Management

#beginners #management #productivity #tutorial

4 min read

Arun Kumar

Dec 9 '25

Interview preparation #1

#algorithms #interview #beginners #javascript

1 min read

Jan 13

Why Building Small Projects Matters More Than Certifications (At First)

#aws #beginners #career #learning

1 min read

Jan 13

How Large Language Models (LLMs) Actually Generate Text

#ai #machinelearning #beginners #learning

2 min read

Jan 13

OSI Model — Clean, Confusion-Free Explanation (For When You’re Stuck)

#networking #computerscience #beginners #osi

2 min read

Dec 13 '25

🚀 I Built My First Website — Please Check, Rate & Review It 🙌

#webdev #beginners

1 min read

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