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"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Chinese Proverb

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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Aakansha

Mar 16

Mastering the Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Guide to Python Basics for Backend Development

#backend #beginners #python #tutorial

7 min read

Mar 17

STEP BY STEP GUIDE: How to Create a Resource Group on Azure Portal.

#azure #beginners #cloud #tutorial

2 min read

Henry of Oracus 🇳🇬

Mar 20

What an API Endpoint Actually Is: A Beginner-Friendly Guide

#api #webdev #beginners #backend

4 min read

Mar 16

How I Built an AI System to Reduce Healthcare No-Shows Using Flask, Random Forest & SimPy

#python #machinelearning #beginners #webdev

5 min read

Mar 16

Exception Handling Tasks

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

1 min read

Nebula

Mar 15

How to Add Tools to a PydanticAI Agent in 10 Min

#tutorial #beginners #ai #python

3 min read

Mar 17

Web Scraping with Python: requests vs Playwright vs Scrapy — Which Should You Use?

#webscraping #python #tutorial #beginners

6 min read

LAKSHMI G

Mar 16

How to Install MySQL and MySQL Workbench in Linux (Simple Explanation)

#beginners #database #linux #tutorial

2 min read

Shankar

Mar 17

I Had No Idea What Coding Was 6 Months Ago. Here's Everything I Wish Someone Had Told Me.

#webdev #ai #beginners #career

6 min read

Mary Mutua

Mar 20

What is Infrastructure as Code and Why It's Transforming DevOps

#beginners #devops #infrastructure #terraform

1 min read

Mohith

Mar 20

Guess Number Higher or Lower – CA16

#algorithms #beginners #coding #interview

2 min read

Mohith

Mar 20

Merge Two Sorted Lists -CA15

#algorithms #beginners #coding #computerscience

2 min read

Guardr

Mar 15

What Does a Website Security Score Mean?

#websecurity #security #webdev #beginners

7 min read

Mar 16

Array Flatten in JavaScript

#javascript #beginners #chaicode #webdev

4 min read

Valeria

Mar 28

Wrangling GenAI: Optimising prompts for Visual Tasks

#ai #tutorial #api #beginners

9 min read

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