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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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#firstpost #beginners #learning

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reynaldi

Jun 4 '25

All-in-One Resource: CORS Headers Explained

#webdev #javascript #cors #beginners

2 min read

May 1 '25

Managing Data in Docker: Understanding Volumes for Persistence

#ai #devops #beginners #productivity

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Jun 4 '25

🌟 Introducing TypeNova — Run TypeScript Directly in the Browser with No Setup!

#webdev #beginners #typescript #programming

2 min read

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May the 4th Be With You: Inside the Star Wars Intro Creator

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

3 min read

May 24 '25

And my 270 days of coding journey began...

#programming #beginners #java

1 min read

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#programming #codenewbie #beginners #computerscience

4 min read

May 24 '25

💻💡 Why Many People Don’t Become Good Programmers – And How You Can

#webdev #javascript #programming #beginners

3 min read

Alex Reis

Jun 4 '25

Como funciona o DNS?

#beginners #webdev #braziliandevs #network

2 min read

Ozee

May 5 '25

Python APIs with FastAPI + Pydantic

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

1 min read

Alex Codes

May 5 '25

Target Search Program

#beginners #learning #cpp #softwaredevelopment

1 min read

Kaemon Lovendahl

May 5 '25

Python Cheat-Sheet

#cheatsheet #python #programming #beginners

7 min read

marios turyasingura

May 1 '25

How AI Understands Your Documents: The Secret Sauce of RAG

#ai #rag #langchain #beginners

2 min read

Jun 2 '25

Day-23 I Built a Colorful Random Number Guessing Game with JavaScript!

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

1 min read

Om Shree

Jun 3 '25

🎁 Beginner-Friendly Guide to Solving "Maximum Candies You Can Get from Boxes" | LeetCode 1298(C++ | JavaScript | Python)

#programming #beginners #productivity #leetcode

5 min read

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