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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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Kashish

Apr 26

I Got Tired of Setting Up FastAPI Projects Manually — So I Built a CLI to Do It For Me

#python #fastapi #opensource #beginners

2 min read

May 9

Python: A Beginner’s Friendly Guide

#python #beginners #ai #data

3 min read

May 9

A 19th Century Author Taught Me RAG.

#python #ai #beginners #machinelearning

18 min read

L. Cordero

Apr 25

Week one: no code, just the work that makes the code possible

#ai #beginners #buildinpublic #learning

2 min read

Akhilesh

Apr 26

Grouping Data to Find Patterns

#programming #productivity #beginners #ai

6 min read

Sarka

Apr 26

We got sick of giving 30% of our revenue to marketplaces, so we built own licensing logic

#webdev #sass #beginners #devops

1 min read

Apr 26

Your Signature is Your Identity

#100daysofsolana #web3 #solana #beginners

2 min read

komugi

Apr 26

How couples can split bills, chores & date nights fairly in Notion (2026)

#notion #productivity #tutorial #beginners

9 min read

omer567999

Apr 26

Hello, I’m 17 years old and I built a research platform by teaching myself.

#showdev #ai #beginners #sideprojects

2 min read

Akhilesh

Apr 26

Filtering Rows and Selecting Columns (The Right Way)

#python #beginners #productivity #ai

6 min read

Zohair Ahmed Nadeem

Apr 26

About "Who U R

#django #python #webdev #beginners

2 min read

Apr 26

I Built a Publishing Platform in India Where Writers Actually Get Paid Here’s What I Learned

#webdev #programming #beginners #tutorial

3 min read

Apr 25

Solve errors while setting up a production-project like a pro😎

#postgressql #beginners #webdev #turborepo

3 min read

Apr 30

I finally understood compound interest by writing 8 lines of JavaScript

#javascript #finance #beginners #tutorial

3 min read

Md. Lavib Uddin Ashik

Apr 26

How I Started My Cybersecurity Journey

#cybersecurity #beginners #linux #computerscience

1 min read

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