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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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Alex Aslam

Mar 25

Normalization vs. Denormalization: A Strategic Guide, Not a Dogma

#webdev #programming #beginners #productivity

6 min read

Swaparup Mukherjee

Mar 12

From Curiosity to Contribution: My Journey with OWASP BLT and the Road to GSoC 2026

#beginners #learning #opensource #security

4 min read

Alex Aslam

Mar 25

Beyond 3rd Normal Form: When to Stop Normalizing for Performance

#webdev #programming #beginners #productivity

5 min read

Mar 12

Go Internals for Interviews: Context

#backend #beginners #go #interview

38 min read

Deva I

Mar 16

Intro About Java Script

#javascript #learning #writing #beginners

2 min read

Kunal

Mar 12

Function Declaration vs Expression: The Rich Kid vs The Intern

#javascript #programming #beginners #tutorial

2 min read

Alex Mo

Mar 12

I Built a Camera That Turns Reality Into Pixel Art

#showdev #beginners #iot #sideprojects

5 min read

Mar 26

Cloudflare Workers AI Has a Free API — Run LLMs at the Edge Without Paying OpenAI

#ai #webdev #tutorial #beginners

4 min read

Mar 15

🚀 Day 17 of My Automation Journey – Understanding Abstraction & Final Keyword in Java

#automation #beginners #java #programming

3 min read

Mar 16

🚀 Day 19 of My Automation Journey – Method Overloading Tricky Questions

#beginners #devjournal #java #programming

5 min read

Mar 25

Deploying Your First Server with Terraform: A Beginner’s Guide

#aws #beginners #terraform #tutorial

5 min read

hans

Mar 12

Beyond Manual Coding: Implementing an Agentic CI/CD Workflow at PostCo

#ai #productivity #beginners #devops

2 min read

Mar 25

#20 Known is a drop! Switch statement & Switch Expression JAVA-Tricky Questions

#beginners #interview #java #tutorial

4 min read

Mar 25

Your Favicon Is Killing Your Brand (And How to Fix It in 60 Seconds)

#webdev #design #branding #beginners

5 min read

Mar 26

Stop Overengineering: Docker Compose on a $5 VPS Handles More Than You Think

#devops #docker #beginners #webdev

3 min read

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