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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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Excel has changed my view on data and its analysis

#beginners #excelinanalysis

2 min read

Athreya aka Maneshwar

Jun 16 '25

Installing Redis 7.4 with Ansible & a Custom `redis.conf`

#webdev #programming #beginners #devops

3 min read

Somay

Jun 17 '25

Day 7: Phone detox success (and thinking about web dev competitions)

#programming #beginners #ai #learning

1 min read

Jun 17 '25

Scope and Closures Explained Like You're 5

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

2 min read

May 14 '25

Day 21/ 30 Days of Linux Mastery: 'diff' Command

#redhat #cloudwhistler #beginners #bash

2 min read

May 18 '25

How to make connections without this error?

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

5 min read

Ank

May 14 '25

What is Tracing garbage collection ?

#webdev #beginners #programming #collection

2 min read

May 14 '25

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#beginners

1 min read

Lebogang Phoshoko

May 14 '25

Mind Blown By the World of Monorepos and the Build Tools that Power Them

#programming #beginners #devops #learning

3 min read

May 14 '25

How to Partition Using GParted Live

#linux #ubuntu #tutorial #beginners

2 min read

Jun 16 '25

To-Do List in Vanilla JavaScript

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

2 min read

Ayekple Clemence

May 14 '25

Boost Your Productivity as a Remote Developer: Practical Hacks to Stay Focused and Efficient

#webdev #productivity #beginners #workplace

3 min read

Somay

Jun 16 '25

Day 6: When You Realize Distraction is the Real Enemy

#ai #programming #beginners #python

1 min read

May 18 '25

Digital Twin of the Universe: The Deep Anatomy of Networks and the Rise of Cyber Consciousness

#beginners #tutorial #career #security

3 min read

Ank

May 14 '25

What is Vending Machines?

#beginners #machine #webdev #productivity

3 min read

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