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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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Building a Traffic Light Simulator with a Countdown using Arduino and a 7-Segment Display

#arduino #cpp #tutorial #beginners

13 min read

Pavithra C

May 6 '25

Day:37-While loop practice 3

#java #programming #beginners #tutorial

1 min read

Glorious Phil P. for Huxler

Apr 22 '25

Building vs Hiding: Why Public Creation Wins in the Long Run

#buildinpublic #beginners #startup #project

2 min read

Sospeter Mong'are

May 26 '25

GitHub PR Reviews: Comment vs. Approve vs. Request Changes – When to Use Each

#github #git #programming #beginners

2 min read

Sharon

May 27 '25

What Is a WAF? A Beginner’s Guide to Web App Firewalls

#webdev #waf #beginners #cybersecurity

2 min read

Smit

May 26 '25

Random Forest Explained

#ai #machinelearning #python #beginners

5 min read

Coding With Patrik

May 15 '25

How to Code Hangman in Go

#beginners #tutorial #go #programming

5 min read

Ha3k

May 26 '25

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#career #learning #tutorial #beginners

1 min read

Ivan Amato

May 26 '25

Building a WhatsApp Order Notification System with Node.js and Webhooks

#webdev #javascript #programming #beginners

3 min read

sheep

May 26 '25

Stop Repeating Modal Logic! Build a Reusable useModal Hook

#react #programming #frontend #beginners

3 min read

Apr 22 '25

Avoid These Costly Mistakes in Cloud Deployments

#beginners #cloud #webdev #learning

2 min read

Necati Özmen for VoltAgent

May 26 '25

What is LLM Orchestration?

#webdev #beginners #llm #programming

15 min read

May 25 '25

Code Smell 301 - Database as Parameter

#webdev #programming #beginners #tutorial

10 min read

secretsdk

May 26 '25

Meet the codewave.sh, speed typing game for developers

#webdev #programming #beginners #gamedev

1 min read

Jun 9 '25

Scop in Javascript with example

#programming #javascript #developer #beginners

2 min read

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