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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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May 28

Before SQL, We Had to Tell Computers Everything. Then One Idea Changed That Forever.

#sql #database #programming #beginners

3 min read

Rick

May 5

5 ChatGPT prompts I wish I had when I started learning Python

#python #ai #beginners #productivity

3 min read

May 29

Mastering Java Data Types: Primitive vs. Non-Primitive Explained

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

3 min read

kriti

May 5

From Web Dev to Python for AI: Why I Finally Started This New Journey

#ai #programming #python #beginners

3 min read

May 5

If you don't run experiments, you don't have insights. You have opinions.

#discuss #productivity #beginners #learning

5 min read

Ifeanyi O.

May 26

What the Heck is an API?

#api #beginners #tutorial #webdev

14 min read

Matthew

May 6

AI sucks at understanding documents - How I fixed it (Student Dev)

#showdev #ai #beginners

3 min read

May 5

⚖️Case File 1.1: Pre-Meditated Complexity

#webdev #programming #productivity #beginners

3 min read

Akhilesh

May 5

54. Linear Regression: Predicting Numbers From Patterns

#ai #programming #productivity #beginners

7 min read

May 5

Day 4 of 60 — and today I put the workflows down and picked up Python.

#beginners #devjournal #learning #python

1 min read

sheema

May 5

Initiating my Python Learning Journey: Day 1 Complete 🎓💻

#beginners #codenewbie #learning #python

1 min read

Umitomo

May 26

A Curious Journey Into Reverse Engineering an AI-Generated Python .exe

#beginners #reversing #security #python

5 min read

Alex Chen

May 28

JavaScript Promises, Async/Await, and Error Handling: The Complete Guide (2026)

#beginners #javascript #tutorial #webdev

7 min read

Samiksha Srivastav

May 5

Day-2 of learning Python | Exploring Python Shell and Module Reloading

#beginners #devjournal #learning #python

1 min read

May 5

How I built a Telegram bot that replaced 5 apps in my morning routine

#showdev #beginners #productivity #buildinpublic

2 min read

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