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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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Feb 18

How to Ask for Help at Work (Without Sounding Like You Don't Know Anything)

#webdev #programming #career #beginners

6 min read

Sospeter Mong'are

Feb 18

What is Vite

#react #vite #webdev #beginners

2 min read

Feb 18

I Did My First Small Data Analysis Project Last Night: I'm Hooked

#beginners #data #datascience #learning

2 min read

Feb 18

Programming isn’t about remembering every keyword.

#webdev #programming #productivity #beginners

1 min read

Feb 18

From Learning Frontend From Scrimba to Landing a Job: My Journey So Far

#beginners #career #frontend #learning

2 min read

David

Feb 18

Base64 Is Not Encryption — And 4 Other Things Developers Get Wrong About It

#base64 #security #webdev #beginners

2 min read

David

Feb 18

How I Generate Realistic Test Data Without Writing a Single Line of Code

#testing #webdev #devtools #beginners

2 min read

Egorik33

Feb 18

примеры кода и автоматизация

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

1 min read

szokker

Feb 18

CSS Flexbox for Beginners: Build Responsive Layouts the Easy Way

#css #webdev #frontend #beginners

1 min read

Qc-17

Feb 18

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#showdev #beginners #computerscience #programming

1 min read

Joy Winter

Feb 18

How Can Teams Improve Functional Testing Across Mobile Devices?

#webdev #programming #beginners #productivity

5 min read

Shashi Bhushan Kumar

Feb 18

Why Does console.log() Sometimes Show Unexpected Values in JavaScript?

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

1 min read

John Berk

Feb 18

5 Common JSON Mistakes Developers Make

#showdev #api #beginners #webdev

1 min read

Aurora

Feb 17

How to Build an Autonomous AI That Runs Itself (No Framework Needed)

#ai #python #beginners #tutorial

4 min read

shardDot

Feb 18

I Tried Learning Programming Before — Scrimba Is Where It Finally Clicked

#beginners #codenewbie #learning #programming

2 min read

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