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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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Isha_17Bhardwaj

Jul 10 '25

Building Llama.cpp-Based Local AI Chat Assistant

#ai #beginners #llm #opensource

6 min read

Anisha R

Jun 19 '25

100 days of Coding! Day 20

#webdev #programming #beginners #ai

2 min read

Jul 10 '25

I Built a Blog Website in Minutes Using ChatGPT — Here's the Exact Workflow

#ai #productivity #tutorial #beginners

5 min read

Shrijith Venkatramana

Jul 8 '25

Encryption and Decryption in Go: A Hands-On Guide

#programming #beginners #tutorial #go

9 min read

Jul 9 '25

How to Handle Forms in JavaScript (Without Reloading the Page)

#javascript #form #dom #beginners

2 min read

Jul 6 '25

10 Months as a Self-Taught Dev - Reflecting on My Developer Journey

#discuss #webdev #learning #beginners

4 min read

Bruce Lee

Jun 28 '25

How to be a good developer

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

1 min read

David Emmanuel G

Jun 28 '25

🚀 10 Modern JavaScript Features Every Developer Should Know

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

3 min read

Jul 9 '25

I Lost All My App Data with One Line of Code — Here's What I Learned (Real JS Story)

#webdev #javascript #ai #beginners

2 min read

Jul 9 '25

Serverless Mastery: A Comprehensive Guide to AWS Lambda and Snapshot

#webdev #lambda #aws #beginners

4 min read

Kenneth Quiggins

Jul 8 '25

How I got my first client

#webdev #javascript #freelance #beginners

2 min read

Sevaki Rajasekar

Jul 9 '25

Compiled Vs Interpreted Language

#java #beginners #programming

2 min read

Jul 9 '25

LLM Explained, The Technology Behind ChatGPT

#llm #ai #chatgpt #beginners

4 min read

Jul 9 '25

🚀 Journey of a 16-Year-Old Who Built 700+ Projects — My Learning Path & Tips for Beginners!

#webdev #java #ai #beginners

2 min read

tamilvanan

Jul 9 '25

Learn Python 003

#python #beginners #programming #learning

2 min read

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