Skip to content

DEV Community

Beginners

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Chinese Proverb

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.

👋 Sign in for the ability to sort posts by relevant, latest, or top.

Jul 23 '25

My Favorite AI-Powered Document Tools in 2025 (and Why Devs Love Them!)👨‍💻

#webdev #programming #beginners #tutorial

18 min read

Platypus

Jun 19 '25

8 Best Docker Alternatives to Reinvent Your Development Workflow

#docker #webdev #programming #beginners

7 min read

WLeah

Jul 22 '25

I made my FIRST GitHub Repository and...

#programming #beginners #basic #github

2 min read

Patoliya Infotech

Jul 23 '25

PHP 8.3 and What to Expect in PHP 8.4 – A Practical Developer Preview

#php #programming #beginners #tutorial

4 min read

Jul 23 '25

Teaching myself to code - would love to meet fellow learners!

#webdev #programming #learning #beginners

1 min read

Libre Antisocial

Jul 23 '25

I Built a Website in 3 Days Using AI (Gemini 2.5 PRO)

#webdev #programming #ai #beginners

2 min read

Jul 23 '25

Understanding the Publisher-Subscriber Model in Micro-services day 11 of learning System Design

#programming #beginners #python #learning

4 min read

Athreya aka Maneshwar

Jul 22 '25

Serve Static Files with Caddy: Minimal Setup Guide

#webdev #programming #devops #beginners

3 min read

Shrijith Venkatramana

Jul 22 '25

Level Up Your Go Code: Must-Know Design Patterns for Cleaner, Scalable Apps

#programming #beginners #productivity #go

7 min read

Jul 23 '25

Day-63 Understanding difference b/w Static and Non-Static Methods, and Inheritance in Java

#webdev #programming #java #beginners

2 min read

Suraj Vishwakarma

Jul 21 '25

Building a Kanban Board with Drag and Drop in React

#react #javascript #webdev #beginners

6 min read

Jul 23 '25

Is Freelancing Right for You? Honest Pros & Cons

#webdev #programming #freelance #beginners

2 min read

Manthan Ankolekar

Jul 23 '25

🚀 Building an AI-Powered Resume Optimizer with Angular, Node.js & Gemini

#webdev #programming #beginners #angular

2 min read

Jul 11 '25

🔥 Rare Coding Problem: Delete a Node from a BST in O(h) Time — Without Recursion

#webdev #programming #beginners #cpp

2 min read

Jun 23 '25

TypeScript FullStack project - BookVerse

#webdev #typescript #beginners

1 min read

👋 Sign in for the ability to sort posts by relevant, latest, or top.