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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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Mar 7

How browsers, servers, HTTP, and APIs really work

#api #beginners #tutorial #webdev

5 min read

PSBigBig OneStarDao

Feb 12

WFGY Is Now Listed on Multiple AI Awesome Lists, Why This Matters for RAG Debugging, Agent Reliability, and LLM Evaluation

#webdev #ai #beginners #tutorial

6 min read

A. Moreno

Feb 25

"I Messed Up My Resume. What Now?" This Is How to Fix It.

#beginners #resume #tutorial

2 min read

Feb 12

CSS Selectors 101: Targeting Elements with Precision

#beginners #css #frontend #tutorial

4 min read

Kriti

Feb 26

Introducing: 7 Days Soft Challenge...

#programming #dsa #algorithms #beginners

2 min read

ValPetal Tech Labs

Feb 12

Javascript Question of the Day #16 [Talk::Overflow]

#webdev #javascript #beginners #productivity

3 min read

Jaideep Parashar

Feb 23

How I Use AI for Rapid Prototyping and MVP Development

#webdev #ai #devops #beginners

4 min read

Feb 12

Understanding HTML Tags and Elements

#beginners #html #tutorial #webdev

5 min read

Kavitha

Feb 12

Inheritance in Java

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

2 min read

Reed Dev

Feb 11

What I Learned Building a Multi-User AI Companion on Telegram

#ai #telegram #webdev #beginners

2 min read

Mar 7

🚀 Day 12 of My Automation Journey – Understanding Polymorphism in Java

#automation #beginners #devjournal #java

3 min read

Giacomo

Feb 13

My 2026 Plan as a Junior Dev 🚀

#career #learning #devjournal #beginners

2 min read

oyinade olawoyin

Feb 14

Learning Programming Alone: From Panic Loops to Mental Pictures 💻

#beginners #learning #programming #productivity

2 min read

Feb 11

TCP Working: 3-Way Handshake & Reliable Communication

#beginners #computerscience #networking #tutorial

4 min read

JongHwa

Feb 12

[CS] Operating System

#beginners #codenewbie #computerscience #learning

2 min read

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