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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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#webdev #beginners #programming #ai

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First Contributions: learn how to contribute to open source projects

#opensource #beginners #tutorial

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Nov 29 '24

Encryption Standards: AES, RSA, ECC, SHA and Other Protocols

#webdev #beginners #tutorial #learning

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Nov 28 '24

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#webdev #beginners #productivity #learning

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My first JavaScript package (with recursion for the win)

#javascript #npm #beginners #recursion

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Dec 21 '24

Top Open Source Communities you should not miss out in 2025🔥

#webdev #programming #beginners #devops

6 min read

Adeyemi A

Oct 25 '24

The Core Architectural Components of Azure

#beginners #cloud #azure #architecture

3 min read

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Oct 25 '24

Understanding the Core Architectural Components of Microsoft Azure

#webdev #javascript #beginners #tutorial

2 min read

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#cybersecurity #opensource #webdev #beginners

2 min read

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Practical Steps: How to Strategically Update Your Ruby Gems

#rails #webdev #programming #beginners

6 min read

Oct 25 '24

Understanding HTML: A Developer's Guide

#webdev #beginners #tutorial #html

2 min read

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The core architectural components of Azure

#beginners

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vopehop

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5 Books to Transform Your Habits and Your Life

#habit #webdev #web3 #beginners

4 min read

Nov 28 '24

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#security #devops #beginners #tutorial

2 min read

Jahmari Maxwell

Nov 28 '24

Learning Python

#javascript #python #beginners #developer

3 min read

Oct 25 '24

Weekly GitHub Project: NewsNow - Elegantly Reading Real-Time Trending News

#javascript #beginners #webdev #tutorial

3 min read

Ravin Rau

Nov 28 '24

Callbacks, Promise, Async Await

#javascript #webdev #beginners #programming

10 min read

TheoForger

Nov 28 '24

My First Publish to crates.io (and cross compilation)

#opensource #beginners #rust

5 min read

Vignesh J

Nov 26 '24

Comprehensive Guide to the OSI Model, TCP/IP Model, and Application Layer

#webdev #computernetworking #beginners #interviewprep

3 min read

Lara Díaz

Nov 28 '24

GOTTA GO FAST!

#javascript #webdev #performance #beginners

6 min read

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How to Set Up a Public Hosted Zone on Amazon Route 53 When Your Domain Is Registered with Another Registrar

#webdev #route53 #aws #beginners

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🚀 C: A Minimalist, Powerful Language

#c #cpp #programming #beginners

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#javascript #ai #beginners #openai

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Nov 25 '24

10 Online Resources to Make Your Life as a Frontend Developer Easy

#webdev #programming #beginners #tooling

3 min read

Nov 28 '24

Choosing the Right Image Format for Your Website

#webdev #beginners #tutorial #productivity

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