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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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May 6

Setting Up OpenUI with Ollama: Local Setup, Model Testing, and Troubleshooting

#ai #beginners #llm #tutorial

5 min read

May 6

What Code is About (IMO)

#beginners #programming #ai #productivity

3 min read

Apr 2

The Exit Criteria Pattern: Know When to Stop Iterating with AI

#ai #programming #productivity #beginners

3 min read

Apr 16

Intro to React: Why Everyone’s Switching (And Why You Might Too)

#react #webdev #programming #beginners

8 min read

Adeniran Shukroh

Apr 3

Power BI Data Integration: A Practical Approach to Working with Multiple Data Sources

#beginners #analyst #powerfuldevs #webdev

6 min read

Apr 2

What Building AI Projects Taught Me Beyond the Prototype

#ai #programming #productivity #beginners

2 min read

Apr 3

HTML Comments: 5 Mistakes That Ruin Your Code

#html #webdev #beginners #coding

3 min read

Nishkarsh Pandey

Apr 25

If You Were in Your Early 20s Again… What Would You Do Differently?

#discuss #beginners #career #watercooler

2 min read

Chidimma

Apr 16

My First Contribution to Firefox (Mozilla): A Beginner’s Experience

#beginners #codenewbie #devjournal #opensource

2 min read

Apr 2

"🗓️ Simp1OS Dev Logs – The Sacred Texts of Simp1OS"

#showdev #osdev #beginners

2 min read

May 6

Understanding React Virtual DOM Internally

#webdev #javascript #react #beginners

10 min read

Apr 2

Django vs Node.js: Which Wins for Data-Heavy Apps?

#webdev #programming #beginners

11 min read

Z S

Apr 2

Building a Student Loan Calculator: What I Learned About the $1.7T Debt Crisis

#webdev #javascript #beginners #finance

4 min read

PRIYA K

Apr 7

Methods in Java

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

2 min read

Maria Artamonova for Red5

Apr 2

Ad Insertion for MOQ (Media over QUIC): What Is Possible Today and What Comes Next

#livestreaming #software #learning #beginners

6 min read

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