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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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Theodora Cristea

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How I Got Started? Why We Shouldn't Give Up❗

#discuss #beginners #learning #webdev

3 min read

CodeLiftSleep for Real-World Books LLC

Jul 17 '25

Real-World Books: Your Guide from Classroom to Codebase Reality

#programming #webdev #beginners #career

2 min read

Madhurima Rawat

Jul 16 '25

🧰 Developer Resources Hub: Essential Tools and Tech in One Place 📚

#discuss #beginners #programming #resources

17 min read

Jul 17 '25

I Spent 12 Months Using 1,000+ AI Tools — These Are the Ones I Use the Most

#ai #productivity #beginners #tutorial

7 min read

Elizabeth Fuentes L for AWS Español

Jul 16 '25

Procesamiento de Contenido Multimodal con Strands Agent y solo unas pocas líneas de código

#phyton #aws #ai #beginners

5 min read

Jul 6 '25

Reflections on My First 10 Blog Posts: Lessons, Challenges, and Next Steps

#webdev #programming #beginners #devto

3 min read

Jul 17 '25

React Native CLI vs Expo: เลือกอะไรดีสำหรับการพัฒนาแอปของคุณ?

#programming #beginners #tutorial #reactnative

2 min read

Athreya aka Maneshwar

Jul 16 '25

Build Docker Image Remotely and Run It Locally Using DOCKER_HOST + rsync

#webdev #programming #docker #beginners

3 min read

Jul 17 '25

My first hackathon.

#webdev #programming #beginners

3 min read

Genki Daido for Squadbase

Jul 17 '25

Stop Failing at Environment Setup. A Complete Guide to GitHub Codespaces for Non-Engineers

#github #python #beginners #tutorial

10 min read

Varudhammal Abinaya

Jul 17 '25

Understanding Priority Queues in Java

#programming #java #beginners #learning

3 min read

Jun 14 '25

The Older I Get, the More I Understand What My Father Was Fixing

#discuss #community #beginners

1 min read

Jul 17 '25

Google Cookie Deprecation 2025: What Developers Must Know (and Do Now)

#webdev #java #ai #beginners

1 min read

Shrijith Venkatramana

Jul 16 '25

7 React Landing Page Hacks to Boost Engagement

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

6 min read

This Week in AI Engineering

Jul 6 '25

CHEAPEST Chinese AI models: Baidu ERNIE 4.5, GLM‑4.1V, Tencent Hunyuan A13B, DeepSeek tops AI benchmarks, and more

#programming #ai #machinelearning #beginners

9 min read

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