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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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NOOB

Feb 16

LLD-7:Coffee Shop System

#beginners #lld #systemdesign #java

3 min read

Mack

Feb 15

Ruby's $1 and $2 Are Landmines (And How They Ate My Blog)

#ruby #debugging #programming #beginners

2 min read

Feb 15

Stop Learning, Start Shipping: The Real Skill That Gets Developers Hired

#programming #beginners #productivity #learning

3 min read

Feb 23

A Quick Recovery Guide for AI-Dependent Coders

#beginners #ai #coding #softwaredevelopment

4 min read

BrainRash

Feb 14

Interleaving: Why Mixing Practice Beats Blocking

#learning #education #productivity #beginners

1 min read

Rolan Lobo

Feb 15

🧨 The Bugs That Almost Broke Sortify (And How I Crushed Them)

#discuss #beginners #programming #productivity

3 min read

Jaideep Parashar

Feb 27

The Future of Coding: Human Creativity + AI Execution

#ai #webdev #beginners #tutorial

3 min read

arenasbob2024-cell

Mar 1

Best Free AI Coding Tools Every Developer Should Know in 2025

#ai #coding #opensource #beginners

4 min read

bblackwind

Feb 15

CSS Is Super Effective! ⚡️ Building a 3D Pokémon Card Interaction (Day 15)

#css #webdev #100daysofcode #beginners

2 min read

Feb 15

Beginner-Friendly React Notes from Real Project Learning

#react #webdev #beginners #frontend

1 min read

Mattia Santangelo

Feb 15

My Journey into Python and Game Development: Beyond the Basics

#beginners #gamedev #learning #python

1 min read

Marine Danielyan

Feb 15

I tried Clerk in a real Next.js build (notes from actually shipping something)

#webdev #clerk #nextjs #beginners

2 min read

Imron

Feb 14

Arifmetic Operators | C++

#programming #tutorial #beginners #coding

1 min read

Feb 20

How I Improved My Debugging Skills as a Junior Developer

#debugging #webdev #beginners #programming

2 min read

Pat

Feb 15

5 Best Next.js SaaS Boilerplates in 2026 (Honest Comparison)

#nextjs #saas #webdev #beginners

7 min read

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