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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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key

Feb 21

How to calculate digit sum by C++

#algorithms #beginners #cpp #tutorial

1 min read

Reed Dev

Feb 11

I Built an AI That Texts You First: Solving the Cold Start Problem in AI Companions

#ai #machinelearning #programming #beginners

2 min read

Harsh

Mar 2

7 JavaScript Array Methods That Will Replace Your For Loops Forever

#javascript #webdev #beginners #programming

6 min read

Даниил Корнилов

Feb 11

10 SwiftUI Mistakes Every Beginner Makes (And How to Fix Them)

#swift #beginners #ios #swiftui

4 min read

Feb 7

GPUs: The Workhorse Behind Modern Computing

#ai #beginners #computerscience #performance

4 min read

Feb 6

تفاوت متد‌های Write و WriteLine در Console سی‌شارپ

#beginners #csharp #dotnet #tutorial

1 min read

Aisalkyn Aidarova

Mar 1

How to Create and Log Into Microsoft Azure

#azure #beginners #cloud #tutorial

3 min read

Feb 7

Quark's Outlines: Python Code Blocks

#python #programming #beginners #tutorial

4 min read

Prasun Chakraborty

Feb 7

Demystifying the Web 2: The Language of the Internet

#webdev #javascript #beginners #tutorial

6 min read

Feb 11

Developers Stop Over engineering in 2026

#ai #programming #beginners #productivity

4 min read

Jayashree

Feb 7

Understanding Data Types in Java: A Complete Guide

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

1 min read

Karthick M

Feb 7

Switch case

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

1 min read

Jaideep Parashar

Mar 1

Why Continuous AI Learning Will Be More Valuable Than a Degree in 2030

#webdev #ai #productivity #beginners

3 min read

Mar 2

🚀 Day 8 of My Automation Journey – Inheritance in Java (IS-A Relationship)

#beginners #devjournal #java #oop

3 min read

Feb 6

My first post ( i guess)

#beginners #python

1 min read

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