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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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Minoosh

Oct 9

🌍 My Journey with React Leaflet: Learning to Build an Interactive Map

#webdev #javascript #beginners #react

2 min read

Cathy Lai

Oct 9

React Explained: Mount vs Render (and Why It Matters in React Native)

#beginners #react #reactnative

2 min read

Sep 6

Code optimization (Prime no.)

#beginners #tutorial #java

3 min read

Jane for Mastering Backend

Oct 8

Understanding From and Into Traits in Rust

#programming #beginners #rust #tutorial

6 min read

momina raheel (Moona)

Sep 10

## Kicking Off My 90-Day Python Projects Challenge

#programming #ai #beginners #python

1 min read

Arun Kumar

Oct 9

Arrays in different Programming Languages

#algorithms #beginners #programming

1 min read

Mohamed Samir Mouawad

Sep 6

What Is Next.js?

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

2 min read

Mohamed Samir Mouawad

Sep 6

SPA vs SSR: What’s the Difference and When to Use Each?

#webdev #javascript #nextjs #beginners

1 min read

Sylwia Laskowska

Oct 6

Beginner’s Guide #2: When to Use forEach, map, for...of, and entries() — Explained Like You’re Five

#javascript #beginners #webdev #programming

2 min read

Sep 6

Install pgAdmin on Ubuntu And connect RDS with pgAdmin

#beginners #aws #postgres #ubuntu

2 min read

Bob Packer

Oct 16

Inside the Code: Building Scalable Casino Game Engines for the Modern Web

#programming #beginners #blockchain #productivity

5 min read

Chimezie Nwankwo

Sep 5

How to Work with Files in Python (Read, Write, Append) 📂🐍

#python #beginners #programming #tutorial

2 min read

Sk

Oct 8

Why Header Files Exist: Solving C++'s Redefinition Problem

#cpp #tutorial #beginners #webdev

3 min read

Sukhpinder Singh for C# Programming

Oct 7

Level Up Your PRs: 20 Reviewer-Friendly C# One-Liners

#csharp #dotnet #beginners #programming

3 min read

Oct 9

HELLO

#webdev #beginners

1 min read

ALI

Oct 7

Everyone’s Suddenly Talking About AI Agents and MCP Here’s What I Learned

#programming #ai #beginners #productivity

2 min read

Susender R

Sep 5

AI vs Machine Learning vs Deep Learning: What's the Difference?

#ai #machinelearning #deeplearning #beginners

2 min read

MongoDB Guests for MongoDB

Oct 8

Run an Atlas Cluster Locally in Minutes

#webdev #programming #mongodb #beginners

4 min read

Cathy Lai

Oct 8

Jest Cheatsheets

#testing #javascript #tutorial #beginners

4 min read

Oct 9

JavaScript Learning Journey From Basics to Advanced

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

4 min read

Sep 28

Angular Universal: A Complete Guide to Server-Side Rendering (SSR)

#angular #webdev #programming #beginners

7 min read

Sep 5

Modernizing Social Impact: A Developer’s Perspective on SASSA’s Software Systems

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

2 min read

Sep 9

How to Avoid Single Points of Failure (SPOF) day 48 of system design

#programming #webdev #beginners #systemdesign

2 min read

Jaideep Parashar

Oct 9

AI-Powered Pair Programming: How I Code Faster and Learn More with ChatGPT

#ai #programming #webdev #beginners

2 min read

Haresh B

Oct 8

Mastering DBMS: A Practical Guide to Indexing, Hashing, and Query Optimization

#sql #oracle #data #beginners

3 min read

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