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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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Mark Justin Superable

Sep 16

How I’m Learning to Code in the AI Age (2025-2026 Edition)

#programming #beginners #learning

3 min read

Anh

Oct 6

What Are AI Agents? 🤖

#programming #ai #beginners

9 min read

L Djohari

Sep 7

The Guide to Safe & Modern C Memory Allocation Strategy

#programming #c #tutorial #beginners

5 min read

Sharon

Sep 17

Why SafeLine WAF Feels Like a Cheat Code for Web Security

#safeline #waf #cybersecurity #beginners

2 min read

Alex Aslam

Sep 16

The Art of the Graceful Evolution: API Versioning as a Craft

#webdev #programming #ruby #beginners

4 min read

Aisalkyn Aidarova

Oct 6

IAM in AWS

#aws #cloud #beginners #security

24 min read

John Kioko

Oct 6

Introduction to Apache Kafka for Beginners

#kafka #dataengineering #tutorial #beginners

5 min read

Shariful Ehasan

Sep 16

Laravel Policies: Do You Really Use Them in Real Projects?

#laravel #php #webdev #beginners

3 min read

Naval Kishor Upadhyay

Sep 7

VM Networking Demystified: NAT, Bridged, Host-Only, Port Forwarding, and Multi-VM Private Networks

#webdev #devops #networking #beginners

4 min read

Oct 6

🚀 Git Tip of the Day: merge vs. pull — Which One Should You Use? 🧠

#beginners #git #tutorial

2 min read

Karol

Sep 7

📚 My Python Roadmap Journey #5 - Python Concepts

#programming #python #beginners

2 min read

Esimit Karlgusta

Oct 6

How the Web Works: Domains

#webdev #programming #beginners #web3

1 min read

WISDOMUDO

Sep 3

Understanding Nested Objects in JavaScript: A Complete Guide with Examples

#javascript #nested #beginners #webdev

4 min read

Hacking Club Mate

Sep 7

The filter's issue

#learning #programming #coding #beginners

2 min read

Naval Kishor Upadhyay

Sep 16

Archiving & Compression in Linux — From `.tar` to `.gz` and Beyond

#linux #beginners

2 min read

Akshita

Oct 6

5 Weeks of Learning: Week 3

#webdev #beginners #programming #learning

1 min read

Sep 2

Understanding API Gateways in Modern Microservices Architecture day 42 of system design basics

#programming #webdev #beginners #distributedsystems

5 min read

Jaideep Parashar

Oct 12

The Hidden Power of ChatGPT Prompts Nobody Talks About

#ai #beginners #productivity #career

2 min read

vivek

Sep 16

Hello Devs !

#webdev #javascript #welcome #beginners

1 min read

Sep 3

What is WebRTC and how does it work?

#webrtc #tutorial #beginners

1 min read

Oct 3

I Built a Tool to Parse SEC Dividend Data (And Actually Shipped It)

#python #beginners #opensource #career

3 min read

Usama

Sep 2

🤖 Computed Property & ✨ Shorthand Property in JavaScript

#javascript #beginners #webdev #coding

1 min read

Sep 2

New here, trying to put myself out there more

#beginners

1 min read

Oct 1

Stop Waiting for Permission: Create Your Own Way in Software

#discuss #motivation #software #beginners

2 min read

Athreya aka Maneshwar

Oct 4

Handling Large JSON Files in Python: Efficient Read, Write, and Update Strategies

#webdev #programming #beginners #python

3 min read

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