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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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May 10

What is Middleware in Express and How It Works

#ai #programming #javascript #beginners

5 min read

May 14

Learning React As If You Built It Yourself

#react #learning #beginners

12 min read

Ryan Kelly

May 23

I understood 2% of that conversation-handling imposter syndrome when tech wont stop sprinting.

#ai #webdev #productivity #beginners

6 min read

Gidado Mukhtar Balangoggo

May 10

A Beginner-Friendly Roadmap to Start Learning Cloud Computing and Microsoft Azure for Free

#azure #learning #cloud #beginners

1 min read

Stilyan Stoyanov

May 9

Every learning app is designed to addict you. I built the one that isn't.

#webdev #opensource #productivity #beginners

2 min read

May 23

🌿 Git Mastery: The Complete Developer Guide

#devops #beginners #tutorial #git

9 min read

Sandesh Bhandari

May 10

shitty first commits

#github #productivity #programming #beginners

6 min read

May 10

Python for Data Analytics

#python #datascience #beginners #analytics

4 min read

May 10

What is Node.js? JavaScript on the Server Explained

#backend #beginners #javascript #node

10 min read

Vignesh

May 10

why I wrote Fix Git Mistakes: A Beginner’s Survival Guide

#github #programming #beginners #tutorial

1 min read

May 10

JavaScript Modules: Import and Export Explained

#beginners #javascript #tutorial #webdev

9 min read

May 10

Terraform File Structures

#beginners #devops #terraform #tutorial

3 min read

May 10

Async Code in Node.js: Callbacks and Promises

#beginners #javascript #node #tutorial

9 min read

May 10

Solana Identity for Web2 Developers: You Already Understand Keypairs.

#100daysofsolana #web3 #blockchain #beginners

2 min read

yoan ante

May 12

What I learned building a math fact app for my third grader (and why the 3-second threshold mattered)

#showdev #beginners #webdev #personal

3 min read

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