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"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Chinese Proverb

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 #opensource #ai #hacktoberfest

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Sep 19 '25

Day 11 of #90DaysOfCode – Python Name Generator 🎉

#programming #beginners #python #opensource

1 min read

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#ai #webdev #programming #beginners

4 min read

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Oct 22 '25

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#webdev #beginners #javascript #hiring

2 min read

Oct 21 '25

Making Sense of Asyncio: Tasks, Futures, and Timeouts Simplified

#python #programming #beginners #tutorial

8 min read

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Oct 21 '25

AWS re/Start – My Week 10 Experience

#aws #beginners #restart #cloudcomputing

2 min read

WISDOMUDO

Oct 21 '25

Understanding Local Storage and Session Storage in JavaScript (Beginner’s Guide)

#javascript #programming #localstorage #beginners

4 min read

mitali

Oct 12 '25

I Built My Own Git in Rust to Understand Version Control

#git #rust #tutorial #beginners

5 min read

Hardik Kanajariya

Oct 21 '25

Day 3: Creating Your First Database and Understanding Schema

#postgres #tutorial #beginners #database

2 min read

Roghaye Mohammadi

Oct 21 '25

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#programming #operations #webdev #beginners

1 min read

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#netapp #beginners #career #careerdevelopment

4 min read

Kazutora Hattori

Oct 21 '25

A simple explanation of React's useMemo: A mechanism that simply remembers the results

#webdev #programming #beginners

1 min read

Oct 10 '25

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#beginners #java #programming

1 min read

Kurmapu Hymavathi

Oct 21 '25

SQL Query Optimization for Beginners

#sql #beginners #database

2 min read

Ellie

Oct 20 '25

Delegates — A Simple Introduction

#csharp #dotnet #beginners #programming

3 min read

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