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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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Tim Lorent

Apr 18 '25

What I Wish I Knew as a Junior Developer

#webdev #beginners #career #learning

3 min read

Chaitanya Kulthe

Apr 18 '25

India’s Unemployable Engineers: When Degrees Teach 1990s Tech in a AI World

#ai #beginners #devops #softwareengineering

3 min read

Apr 18 '25

Functional Programming in Python: Leveraging Lambda Functions and Higher-Order Functions

#programming #python #learning #beginners

6 min read

Kaemon Lovendahl

Apr 7 '25

7 Bash Scripts Every Frontend Dev Should Keep in Their Toolbox

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

6 min read

Priyanshu Verma

Apr 18 '25

Intro – Build What You Imagine

#productivity #beginners #career #learning

3 min read

Kiah Imani 🇧🇧

Apr 18 '25

This Week in Cloud: My First Real Serverless App (and It’s a Meme Game)

#serverless #terraform #aws #beginners

2 min read

Calculate Quick

Apr 18 '25

Calculatequick.com

#discuss #webdev #beginners #productivity

1 min read

John Liter

Apr 18 '25

Common JavaScript Mistakes and How to Fix Them

#javascript #webdev #beginners #programming

3 min read

Hamza Khan

Apr 18 '25

🔄 Async/Await vs Promise.all() — When to Use What?

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

2 min read

CodeWithDhanian

Apr 18 '25

🗣️ Build a Full Text-to-Speech Web App with HTML, CSS & JavaScript

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

4 min read

Shrijith Venkatramana

Apr 17 '25

Method Receivers in Go: Demystifying Value and Pointer Receivers

#programming #beginners #tutorial #go

4 min read

Apr 18 '25

Beyond Hype: The Real Metrics Behind Commercially Successful Blockchains

#analytics #blockchain #web3 #beginners

3 min read

This Week In JavaScript

Mar 16 '25

10X faster TypeScript, new HTML attributes, Google Gemma 3, and more

#webdev #javascript #programming #beginners

3 min read

Apr 18 '25

Data Types in Java

#programming #java #beginners

1 min read

Priyanshu Verma

Apr 18 '25

How to Find Build-Worthy Ideas

#beginners #productivity #career #learning

3 min read

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