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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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Understanding Data Modeling in Power BI: Joins, Relationships, and Schemas Explained

#powerbi #dataanalytics #businessintelligence #beginners

4 min read

Jaideep Parashar

Mar 30

AI Is Flattening Skill Levels: Here’s Why That’s Dangerous

#webdev #ai #programming #beginners

3 min read

Mar 29

Testing is the most important piece in software engineering

#softwareengineering #testing #beginners #csharp

5 min read

Arun Kumar

Mar 28

Introduction to Java Exception Handling

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

1 min read

Thellu

Mar 29

# Stop Letting Jackson Accept Garbage: Strict JSON Parsing in Spring Boot

#webdev #programming #beginners #java

5 min read

Tyson Cung

Mar 30

Database Indexing Explained: What's Actually Happening Under the Hood

#database #sql #performance #beginners

4 min read

Leandro Horas Pereira

Mar 29

Building a Modular ERP from Scratch with Flutter, Supabase, and Riverpod — Part 1

#flutter #supabase #dart #beginners

11 min read

Mm Cc

Mar 29

Starting Hand Selection: A Data-Driven Framework for Poker Developers

#poker #gaming #beginners #tutorial

8 min read

MindDory

Mar 29

I built a flashcard app after burning out on Anki — here's what I learned

#ai #productivity #beginners #machinelearning

3 min read

Mar 28

Apprendre React en 2026 : Guide Complet pour Débutants

#react #javascript #beginners #webdev

4 min read

Mar 29

Understanding Data Modeling in Power BI: Joins, Relationships, and Schemas Explained

#analytics #beginners #microsoft #tutorial

5 min read

Mar 29

Durability

#beginners #database #postgres #sql

1 min read

Mar 29

How I Debug AI Hallucinations: A 5-Step Workflow

#ai #programming #productivity #beginners

3 min read

Mar 29

Stop Feeding Your Entire Codebase to AI: A File Selection Strategy

#ai #programming #productivity #beginners

3 min read

Mar 29

Alter Tables

#beginners #database #sql #tutorial

2 min read

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