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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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Beck Mateo

Feb 27 '25

5 Very Common Mistakes a beginner should avoid when trying NixOS for the first time to truly start daily driving it.

#beginners #linux #nixos #tutorial

4 min read

Randa

Feb 26 '25

Microservices Caching: Strategies, Topologies, and Best Practices

#microservices #programming #architecture #beginners

18 min read

Feb 26 '25

Revisão rápida de condicionais em JS

#braziliandevs #javascript #beginners

1 min read

Feb 27 '25

📚 Understanding Closures in JavaScript: A Complete Guide

#javascript #webdev #programming #beginners

2 min read

Opajobi Oyegoke

Feb 21 '25

Do’s and Dont’s of self learning web development

#webdev #javascript #beginners #tutorial

2 min read

ronynn

Mar 11 '25

What programming tools/frameworks do you think will stay relevant 15 years in the future?

#discuss #beginners #svelte #programming

2 min read

Feb 27 '25

Code Smell 292 - Missing Return

#webdev #programming #beginners #kotlin

8 min read

Gittech

Feb 26 '25

10 Mind-Blowing Open-Source Projects That Will Redefine Tech As You Know It!

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

8 min read

Feb 26 '25

Master Arrays: Mutate, Map & Sort Like a Pro

#javascript #beginners #tutorial #learning

8 min read

Himanay Khajuria

Feb 26 '25

👨‍🎓A Quick Start Guide to RegEx in JavaScript

#webdev #regex #javascript #beginners

2 min read

Athreya aka Maneshwar

Feb 25 '25

Choosing the Right Messaging Tool: Redis Streams, Redis Pub/Sub, Kafka, and More

#webdev #programming #beginners

5 min read

Rowsan Ali

Feb 26 '25

How to Create an Interactive Dropdown Menu with Tailwind CSS & JavaScript

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

4 min read

Logan Ford

Feb 26 '25

JavaScript Array Cheat Sheet

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

3 min read

Feb 26 '25

Best Practices for Writing Clean and Maintainable Code

#programming #beginners #productivity #git

3 min read

Shrijith Venkatramana

Feb 25 '25

Ripgrep: Your Journey from Novice to Power User

#webdev #programming #beginners #tutorial

6 min read

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