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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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Stop the Confusion: Unmasking the Difference Between Git and GitHub

#git #github #projectmanagement #beginners

2 min read

Dec 16 '25

I was tired of noisy secret scanners, so I built a smarter one in Go (SecScan v2.2)

#security #opensource #beginners #go

2 min read

Pavel Sanikovich

Dec 16 '25

Concurrency in Go Is Easy — Until You Get It Wrong

#go #beginners #programming #concurrency

5 min read

Somay

Dec 17 '25

Day 11: Late Start and Bike Accidents

#programming #ai #productivity #beginners

2 min read

Nov 12 '25

Introducing eventsourcing.dev: A Clear Guide to Event Sourcing

#resources #architecture #beginners #eventsourcing

2 min read

Carl Max

Nov 13 '25

Common Techniques Used in White Box Testing Explained

#beginners #softwaredevelopment #testing

5 min read

Vikas Solegaonkar

Nov 13 '25

The Internet of Things

#data #learning #iot #beginners

26 min read

Nov 13 '25

Becoming a full stack developer (Ml Engineer) day 5

#python #devjournal #beginners #machinelearning

1 min read

Dec 16 '25

Code is a User Interface (And Yours Might Be Terrible)

#beginners #productivity #career #javascript

3 min read

Nov 13 '25

DOM(java script)

#javascript #beginners #webdev #html

1 min read

Serhii Kolodych

Dec 16 '25

Your WordPress Site Will Fail. Be Ready.

#wordpress #backup #tutorial #beginners

5 min read

Nicholas Chibueze Michael

Nov 12 '25

Understanding HTML Semantic Tags: Importance and Practical Uses

#beginners #html #webdev

4 min read

Arindam Majumder for Tensorlake

Dec 16 '25

I Tried Letting Antigravity Build An Agent For Me. Here’s What Actually Happened

#ai #javascript #beginners #productivity

8 min read

Somay

Dec 16 '25

Day 10: California Done and Social Realizations

#ai #beginners #productivity #programming

2 min read

Ananya

Dec 16 '25

Episode 2: How Did AWS Build AWS Without AWS?

#discuss #cloud #beginners #aws

3 min read

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