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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 13

Mastering Axios in React: API Calls Made Easy

#javascript #react #webdev #beginners

5 min read

May 9

FSD - Day 1

#beginners #node #react #tutorial

3 min read

May 9

What is Node.js? JavaScript on the Server

#ai #webdev #javascript #beginners

4 min read

May 13

Learning TailwindCSS As If You Built It Yourself

#css #tailwindcss #learning #beginners

11 min read

Mostafijur Rahman

May 22

I Thought Domain-Driven Design Was a Waste of Time. I Was Wrong.

#architecture #backend #beginners #programming

3 min read

Andrew

May 22

Unit Testing vs System Testing: Key Differences, Use Cases, and Best Practices for 2026

#beginners #softwareengineering #testing #tutorial

8 min read

Ziva

May 8

Static Typing in GDScript: The 30 Minutes That Saved Me 30 Hours

#godot #gamedev #gdscript #beginners

5 min read

Joosey Edi

May 9

Why Is It So Difficult to Find a Job as a CS Student?

#career #programming #beginners #devops

2 min read

Sidharth Sangelia

May 22

I'm Building a Unified Freight Platform at My Part-Time Job and the Architecture Is Genuinely Interesting

#typescript #webdev #beginners #architecture

4 min read

Nikita Maharana

May 13

Array Functions Explained Simply

#javascript #beginners #learning #developer

1 min read

Rustcode

May 27

How To Generate a Random Color in JavaScript

#javascript #webdev #beginners #css

2 min read

Temilade Akinrinde

May 8

The Role of AI in Lean Product Development: Accelerant, Disruptor, or Both?

#productivity #ai #career #beginners

6 min read

May 8

Building AI Agents with LangGraph: A Complete Beginner's Guide

#agents #ai #beginners #tutorial

22 min read

May 9

Four network protocols (LACP, LLDP, L2TP, and LDAP) that are hard to memorize

#beginners #learning #networking #tutorial

4 min read

lu1tr0n

May 8

WebTransport en 2026: el reemplazo de WebSocket sobre HTTP/3

#programming #tutorial #webdev #beginners

9 min read

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