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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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Kahuthu Muriuki

May 11

Python in Data Analytics: A Practical Starting Point

#python #beginners #data #analytics

9 min read

May 11

Build a Tiny NestJS Todo App: The Minimal MVC Approach

#api #beginners #tutorial #typescript

4 min read

Linta Paul

May 11

Kubernetes Services — How Your App Finally Talks to the World

#kubernetes #devops #beginners #cloudnative

1 min read

mamoru kubokawa

May 11

My first dev.to post got <25 views: 3 things I'm changing

#showdev #buildinpublic #beginners #saas

2 min read

sheema

May 11

Day 4: Leveling Up with Lists and Randomness in Python 🐍

#beginners #codenewbie #devjournal #python

2 min read

Deniz

May 11

Project Euler #001 in Python: Multiples of 3 or 5

#python #algorithms #beginners #programming

2 min read

kt

May 15

AWS Free Hands-On

#aws #tutorial #serverless #beginners

16 min read

devajie

May 25

Setup Blogger Dengan Custom Domain

#beginners #google #tutorial #webdev

2 min read

May 11

Learning JavaScript As If You Built It Yourself

#javascript #learning #beginners

10 min read

May 15

Learning Next.js As If You Built It Yourself

#nextjs #learning #beginners

9 min read

May 11

I Was Confused About AI Terms Until I Understood These Layers

#agents #ai #architecture #beginners

3 min read

Fawole Ajibola Lukman

May 16

Day 1 learning C#: variables and data types

#programming #beginners #csharp #microsoft

1 min read

May 11

JavaScript .sort(), "Why b - a, Not a - b"

#javascript #beginners

4 min read

Corbanware

May 11

OG Image Sizes: The Complete Guide for 2026

#webdev #seo #socialmedia #beginners

3 min read

Favour Chisom I.

May 11

From Zero to Transfer: Showing Off My First Solana CLI Tool

#showdev #beginners #blockchain #cli

1 min read

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