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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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Spencer Claydon

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The Startup Validation Framework That Actually Prevents Failure

#startup #validation #entrepreneurship #beginners

8 min read

Mar 29

GitHub Actions CI/CD for Beginners: Deploy Your App Automatically in 2026

#github #cicd #devops #beginners

2 min read

Mar 29

Web Scraping Ethics: Engineering the Balance Between Data Acquisition and Server Stability

#programming #beginners #python #automation

4 min read

Mar 29

Handling a 14-Hour Timezone Mismatch in NASA's APOD API

#webdev #javascript #beginners #opensource

2 min read

Ashraf Alrashidi

Mar 29

My First Steps with Wagtail: Reviewing the Starter Kit

#beginners #django #opensource #python

2 min read

Tomer goldstein

Apr 2

Your Vibe Coding Security Scanner Is Missing the Worst Bugs. Here's Why.

#ai #webdev #beginners #security

3 min read

Mar 29

How is DNS resolver happening?

#beginners #computerscience #networking #tutorial

2 min read

Mei Park

Apr 11

Build First, Plan Later: What My 3-Year-Old Knows About Making Things

#parenting #webdev #beginners #programming

5 min read

Vinayagam

Mar 29

JavaScript Promises: I Promise I’ll Explain This Clearly

#javascript #webdev #beginners #tutorial

2 min read

Ray

Mar 29

I Ran a 4-Strategy AI Trading Tournament in Paper Trading — Here's Who Won

#python #trading #beginners #productivity

3 min read

Mar 28

How to Deploy Your App for Free in 2026 (Complete Stack)

#webdev #deployment #beginners #programming

2 min read

Mar 28

React Hooks Explained: A Visual Guide for 2026

#react #javascript #beginners #webdev

3 min read

Ivan Korostenskij

Apr 2

Why Your Repository Pattern Creates Tech Debt (And How to Fix It in Python)

#python #architecture #beginners #tutorial

7 min read

Mar 28

7 Mac Apps for Developers Who Want to Master Keyboard-Driven Workflows in 2026

#productivity #devtools #programming #beginners

4 min read

Mar 28

TypeScript in 10 Minutes: From JavaScript to Type Safety

#typescript #javascript #beginners #webdev

3 min read

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