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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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stasiontio

Apr 6

High schooler with a background in IT and AI: How do I break into freelancing without a portfolio?

#discuss #beginners #career #codenewbie

1 min read

Apr 6

Semantic versioning explained - and why most projects get it wrong

#opensource #git #productivity #beginners

3 min read

Apr 6

How to Quantify Resume Bullet Points: 50 Examples & Formulas

#career #resume #beginners #productivity

7 min read

Ravi Patel

Apr 7

How I Cut My AI API Costs by 40% Without Changing a Single Prompt

#ai #programming #beginners

5 min read

Garaev Dev

Apr 6

Hello, World!

#minecraft #java #beginners

1 min read

Rady

Apr 6

Why do we need to learn programming?

#beginners #codenewbie #learning #programming

2 min read

Narasimha Mallegari

Apr 6

Learning Cybersecurity — I ran my first real Nmap scan, and it made ports click in a way no video ever did

#cybersecurity #beginners #networking #nmap

4 min read

Apr 6

Top 10 Vector Databases in 2026

#ai #webdev #vectordatabase #beginners

5 min read

Apr 29

Understanding the Evolution of CAT Standards Makes Memorization Unnecessary.

#beginners #learning #networking #tutorial

3 min read

Apr 5

The Data Science Skills Gap Nobody Talks About-My Experience as an Indian Woman in America

#ai #datascience #womenintech #beginners

4 min read

Min Xiong

Apr 6

🔥 KNN Explained in 5 Minutes (Python + Iris Dataset) — Beginner Guide

#beginners #machinelearning #python #tutorial

2 min read

Apr 10

Is Web Development Really Dead for 2027 — or Just Saturated?

#webdev #javascript #beginners #react

2 min read

Apr 6

About me

#watercooler #beginners #codenewbie #learning

1 min read

Bitsize Curiosity

Apr 6

What Is Malware, Really? A Plain-English Breakdown of Every Type

#security #webdev #beginners #tutorial

2 min read

Alan West

Apr 29

Auth0 vs Clerk vs Authon: Picking Auth for Your Vibe-Coded Project

#webdev #javascript #security #beginners

5 min read

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