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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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siva1b3

Apr 1

From Coin Toss to LLM — Understanding Random Variables

#ai #beginners #machinelearning #tutorial

4 min read

Divyesh Kakadiya

Apr 1

How Rust's Ownership Model Prevents Bugs — A Visual Guide

#beginners #programming #rust #tutorial

6 min read

Apr 1

I Thought My Contact Form Was Working — It Wasn’t

#webdev #saas #beginners #productivity

2 min read

Shariful Islam Sourav

Apr 1

Address Space and Process Control Block(PCB)

#beginners #c #computerscience #programming

1 min read

May 5

Method Overriding in Java

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

1 min read

Rolan Lobo

Apr 1

🔐 AES-256 Finally Makes Sense (And It’s Way Simpler Than You Think)

#security #cryptography #webdev #beginners

2 min read

Rahimah Sulayman

Apr 24

Kubernetes Building Blocks(1)

#kubernetes #minikube #devops #beginners

12 min read

Boomika N

Apr 1

Pseudo-Classes

#beginners #css #frontend #webdev

3 min read

Denis Lavrentyev

Apr 1

Leveraging Company-Provided Free Access: Selecting the Best Python Udemy Courses for Absolute Beginners

#python #udemy #beginners #learning

9 min read

Apr 2

Number Reversal and Rotation using Recursion

#algorithms #beginners #javascript #python

2 min read

jsph

Apr 1

Setting up a hugo static site hosted with Porkbun

#webdev #tutorial #beginners #devops

3 min read

Chappie

Apr 1

5 Free Copilot Alternatives That Actually Work in 2026

#ai #programming #productivity #beginners

4 min read

CloudDev Assets

Mar 31

media workflows changed how i think about content pipelines

#webdev #cloud #productivity #beginners

2 min read

devlx

Apr 1

I built a tool to practice typing real code (looking for feedback)

#webdev #programming #productivity #beginners

1 min read

André Blos Aliatti

Apr 1

Começar em programação do zero depois dos 40: roteiro realista de André Blos Aliatti

#andreblosaliatti #programming #beginners #java

4 min read

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