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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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Harish Kotra (he/him)

Mar 11

Inside the Love Machine: Building an Autonomous AI Dating Show

#ai #programming #beginners #dailybuild2026

2 min read

Mar 11

Understanding Row Space, Column Space, Rank, and Nullity with a Simple House Price Dataset

#beginners #datascience #machinelearning #tutorial

3 min read

Aryama

Mar 11

NumPy & Data Manipulation

#beginners #datascience #python #tutorial

3 min read

SZG Labs (Technical Founder)

Mar 25

From Senior Engineer to Technical CEO: My Blueprint for Building a Consultancy

#career #management #startup #beginners

3 min read

Zaptain Zi

Mar 11

I Built an Experience Layer for Claude Code So It Would Stop Re-Solving the Same Bugs

#ai #beginners #opensource #github

7 min read

ipusiron

Mar 12

What Is a "Cyber Ninja"? — The World of Full-Stack Hacking

#security #cybersecurity #beginners #hacking

4 min read

Mar 11

The Zero-Dependency Python Toolkit: 3 CLI Tools, No pip install Required

#python #opensource #webdev #beginners

2 min read

Mar 11

I Built a Python CSV Cleaner That Fixes Messy Data in One Command

#python #datascience #beginners #opensource

2 min read

Mar 25

API Design Mistakes That Will Haunt You (I've Made All of Them)

#api #webdev #tutorial #beginners

3 min read

Mar 25

Regex Cheatsheet That Actually Makes Sense (With Real Examples)

#tutorial #beginners #python #javascript

4 min read

Mar 25

I Mass-Published 400+ Dev.to Articles — Here's Why You Shouldn't

#discuss #career #writing #beginners

3 min read

Midas126

Mar 25

Beyond Any: A Practical Guide to TypeScript's Advanced Type System

#typescript #webdev #programming #beginners

4 min read

Vishal Prajapati

Mar 11

Why Many "Open Issues" in Open Source Are Actually Not Available for Beginners

#beginners #opensource #gsoc #programming

1 min read

Mar 25

Your Docker Compose File Is Probably Wrong — 7 Mistakes I See in Every Project

#docker #devops #tutorial #beginners

4 min read

Mar 25

Build a CLI Tool in Python That People Actually Want to Use

#python #tutorial #beginners #productivity

4 min read

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