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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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Eva Clari

Apr 28 '25

10 Coding Habits Every Developer Should Adopt in 2025

#programming #beginners #learning #webdev

3 min read

DivyanshuLohani

Mar 25 '25

When Not to Use AI: A Developer’s Perspective

#ai #react #django #beginners

3 min read

keploy

Mar 25 '25

What is Acceptance Testing? A Complete Guide

#programming #webdev #beginners #ai

2 min read

keploy

Mar 25 '25

What is YAML? A Developer's Guide to YAML vs YML

#programming #javascript #beginners #ai

2 min read

Mar 25 '25

Starting my journey with The Odin Project

#webdev #programming #coding #beginners

1 min read

Henrique Sagara

Mar 29 '25

Life After Graduation: A New Chapter

#startup #devchallenge #beginners #newbie

2 min read

John Serrano (DEV)

Apr 7 '25

Lazy Loading en HTML: cómo cargar imágenes de forma eficiente sin usar JavaScript

#webdev #programming #html #beginners

8 min read

ronynn

Mar 29 '25

Getting my app into IzzyOnDroid: Making It Fully Reproducible

#android #github #beginners #opensource

1 min read

Apr 28 '25

SQL Tutorial Made Easy: From Basics to Advanced Queries

#programming #beginners #tutorial #sql

3 min read

Shamanta Sristy

Apr 27 '25

🎯 How I Built My First Machine Learning Project (A Beginner-Friendly Guide)

#beginners #python #ai #tutorial

2 min read

May 12 '25

Quark’s Outlines: Python Forbidden Characters

#programming #history #python #beginners

4 min read

AaronASB

Mar 25 '25

My Blackjack Terminal Game

#python #beginners #portfolio

2 min read

Infinit

Mar 25 '25

Stuck on Twitter Login?

#webdev #javascript #beginners #twitter

3 min read

Mar 25 '25

DSA and Problem Solving

#webdev #programming #beginners #cpp

1 min read

Shrijith Venkatramana

Apr 27 '25

Practical Ways to Generate PDFs in Go: Libraries, LaTeX, Pandoc, Chrome

#programming #beginners #tutorial #go

4 min read

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