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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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Athreya aka Maneshwar

May 5 '25

Application-Level Architecture: Building Foundations for Software

#webdev #programming #beginners #designpatterns

4 min read

May 6 '25

Optional Chaining in JavaScript: Write Safer, Cleaner Code

#discuss #webdev #javascript #beginners

3 min read

Shayan

May 12 '25

A Simple Framework for Designing User Interfaces (for Solo Devs & Small Teams)

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

4 min read

Akash Roy

May 6 '25

What is DevOps? Why It Matters in Modern Software Development

#devops #azure #cicd #beginners

2 min read

Harsh

Jun 3 '25

Day-36 of Coding

#webdev #programming #beginners #100daysofcode

1 min read

Dmytro Huz

May 5 '25

Building Your Own Web Server — Part 3: Blocking Single and Multithreaded Server

#beginners #devops #learning #programming

16 min read

araf

May 6 '25

10 Coding Practices Every Senior Java Developer Should Know (with Real-World Examples)

#java #programming #productivity #beginners

2 min read

Apr 25 '25

🚀 Week 11: Mastering Operator Overloading, Templates & STL in C++

#cpp #beginners #template #polymorphism

2 min read

Emily

May 6 '25

What is a Configuration Management Database (CMDB)? Explained with Example

#discuss #beginners #productivity #tutorial

1 min read

Abdulrhman Adnan for UIXO AI

May 6 '25

What is Deep Learning

#ai #deeplearning #beginners #machinelearning

1 min read

May 5 '25

There's Nothing Wrong With Coding Just to Pay the Bills

#career #beginners #programming #coding

2 min read

Harsh

May 5 '25

Day 16 of Coding

#100daysofcode #webdev #programming #beginners

1 min read

MongoDB Guests for MongoDB

May 9 '25

Build an Inventory Management System Using MongoDB Atlas

#webdev #programming #beginners #tutorial

13 min read

ByteMotive Blog

Apr 15 '25

Day 9 of 90 Days of DevOps: “Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Z & The Secret Life of Linux Processes

#linux #webdev #beginners #tutorial

2 min read

May 3 '25

How I Made My First GitHub Action Work (With Google's Help)

#githubactions #github #programming #beginners

4 min read

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