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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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Tyson Cung

Mar 30

A Developer Confessed They're Scared of Their Own AI-Written Code

#ai #programming #webdev #beginners

2 min read

Apr 8

Method Overloading in Java

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

1 min read

Apr 8

What is a Constructor ?

#beginners #javascript #tutorial #webdev

1 min read

Seenivasa Ramadurai

Mar 30

Retrieval Finds Candidates. Reranking Finds the Right One.

#ai #beginners #llm #rag

4 min read

Cynthia

Mar 26

I went from not knowing what vibecoding was to orchestrating AI in 6 weeks.

#ai #beginners #productivity #webdev

4 min read

Mar 26

I Analyzed 1,377 Investment Rules from 26 Legendary Investors — Here Are the Patterns I Found

#investing #ai #webdev #beginners

4 min read

TROJAN

Mar 25

Why Every Developer Should Build at Least One AI Project in 2026

#discuss #ai #learning #beginners

2 min read

Hauwa

Mar 25

"How I Stumbled Into Technical Writing (And What I'd Tell My Earlier Self)"

#beginners #webdev #career

6 min read

InterSystems Developer for InterSystems

Mar 25

InterSystems Data Platforms and performance – VM Backups and IRIS freeze/thaw scripts

#backup #beginners #cache #productivity

17 min read

Mar 26

The Lazy Developer's Guide to Perfect Social Media Previews

#webdev #seo #social #beginners

3 min read

PONVEL M

Mar 30

Understanding Recursion with Simple Examples (Java, Python & JavaScript)

#algorithms #beginners #computerscience #tutorial

2 min read

Abinaya Dhanraj

Mar 25

ISOLATION

#postgres #beginners #queries #isolation

2 min read

Sandhya Steffy M

Mar 25

ISOLATION

#beginners #database #postgres #sql

2 min read

SZG Labs (Technical Founder)

Mar 25

What is EDI and Why Is It Such a Pain to Implement?

#automation #backend #beginners #data

3 min read

Mar 25

8 Mac Apps Every Developer Should Install on a Fresh Setup in 2026

#productivity #devtools #tooling #beginners

4 min read

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