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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 1 '25

What Really Happens When a Browser Loads Your Site – A Friendly Guide to the Critical Rendering Path

#beginners #performance #html #css

3 min read

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#webdev #programming #ai #beginners

2 min read

Sospeter Mong'are

May 1 '25

Understanding the Key Differences between AI vs. Automation

#ai #programming #beginners #productivity

2 min read

Ben Link

May 1 '25

The Adventures of Blink S3e9: GitOps

#gitops #devops #beginners #automation

3 min read

Homeira K.

Mar 28 '25

The Object of My Affection. Objects in 5 minutes.

#javascript #objects #beginners #programming

2 min read

Shefali

May 1 '25

How to Use useRef in React: DOM Manipulation & More

#webdev #programming #beginners #react

4 min read

rahul d

Mar 28 '25

models

#codenewbie #programming #python #beginners

1 min read

rahul d

Mar 28 '25

models

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

1 min read

Konsyg

Mar 28 '25

Lessons from Scaling Lead Generation Without Burning Out Your Dev Team

#webdev #programming #beginners #ai

1 min read

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#ama #webdev #ai #beginners

1 min read

Emily

May 1 '25

What is An Asset Check In Check Out System?

#news #productivity #beginners #learning

8 min read

Athreya aka Maneshwar

Apr 30 '25

Don’t Wait for Users to Complain: These Two Bad Boys Got You Covered

#webdev #programming #beginners #devops

3 min read

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How to Create Your Free Landing Page

#webdev #beginners #tutorial #codenewbie

4 min read

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Mastering Rust: Develop a High-Performance CLI Application

#rust #cli #api #beginners

2 min read

May 1 '25

Understanding RAG and MCP Server

#programming #beginners #ai #tutorial

1 min read

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