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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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Balaji Sivakumar

Oct 10 '25

🚀 Building a Serverless TODO App with AWS + Vercel — My First AWS Project

#aws #vercel #serverless #beginners

4 min read

Mr Vi

Sep 29 '25

The Python Developer's Guide to Background Process Management

#python #programming #beginners #tutorial

6 min read

Ank

Oct 10 '25

What is Jenkins?

#webdev #website #beginners #basic

2 min read

Oct 10 '25

From a Flop to 5 Upvotes — My Journey as a 16-Year-Old Developer 🚀

#discuss #webdev #programming #beginners

2 min read

Ramya .C

Oct 10 '25

📊 Day 49 of My Data Analytics Journey !

#datascience #beginners #python #devjournal

2 min read

Chris Howe

Oct 10 '25

I Built a Free Online Video Compressor in 2 Weeks

#webdev #productivity #beginners #javascript

2 min read

Sep 11 '25

Problem with me react native project can you help

#reactnative #javascript #android #beginners

1 min read

Software Developer

Oct 9 '25

50 Most Useful Angular Snippets

#angular #webdev #programming #beginners

3 min read

Hacktoberfest: Open Source Reflections

DivyanshuLohani

Oct 8 '25

When Hacktoberfest Became README-fest - I did this

#discuss #hacktoberfest #opensource #beginners

5 min read

Arul .A

Oct 10 '25

How to remove default styles on a webpage?

#beginners #css #tutorial

1 min read

Laura Wissiak, CPACC

Oct 8 '25

No A11y No UX

#a11y #ux #beginners #codenewbie

3 min read

Hacktoberfest: Contribution Chronicles

Aubrey D

Oct 9 '25

My First Hacktoberfest Contribution Experience

#beginners #hacktoberfest #opensource #nextjs

3 min read

Oct 9 '25

5 Essential Command-Line Tools for Cybersecurity Beginners

#cybersecurity #tutorial #devto #beginners

5 min read

Oct 8 '25

🕒 Running Time Wednesday! Understanding Big O (Made Simple)

#dsa #programming #computerscience #beginners

3 min read

Jane for Mastering Backend

Sep 27 '25

Collections in Rust: The Essentials

#rust #programming #tutorial #beginners

7 min read

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