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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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CodeFox

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#beginners #gamedev #performance #tutorial

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How to Get Your App Found: A Developer's Guide to App Store Optimization

#mobile #android #ios #beginners

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MJ-O

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#dataengineering #datapipeline #beginners

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avery

Apr 12

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#webdev #beginners #fullstack #programming

2 min read

Jean

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Introduction to SQL : DDL, DML, Commands, Filtering and Case When

#beginners #react #database #learning

2 min read

Mightyblue

Apr 12

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#discuss #career #productivity #beginners

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I Built PromptVault to Solve My Prompt Management Mess, and It Turned Into a Full Offline-First AI Prompt Workspace

#ai #productivity #beginners #programming

6 min read

Shueib Ali

Apr 12

From Rows to Results: How to Start Writing SQL Queries

#beginners #database #sql #tutorial

4 min read

Apr 12

# How I Built a Zero-Buffer NAS Media Player in Flutter (and Fought AI Hallucinations Along the Way)

#ai #programming #beginners #mobile

3 min read

Boomika N

Apr 12

Data types in Java Script

#beginners #javascript #programming #tutorial

2 min read

May 5

Hello, World

#beginners #career #learning #ai

2 min read

Axo

Apr 12

sudo - Power Tool, Not a Magic Fix

#linux #beginners #tutorial

2 min read

Bhagesh

Apr 12

Hi I'm Bhagesh and I have no idea what I'm doing yet.

#beginners #codenewbie #devjournal #learning

1 min read

Jeff Reese

Apr 16

What is an "Agent" and Do I Actually Need One?

#ai #agents #beginners #hype

4 min read

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#career #resume #beginners #productivity

4 min read

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