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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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How to Write a Refund Request Email That Actually Gets Results

#business #email #writing #beginners

6 min read

Mar 26

Free vs Real Money Poker: The Developer's Guide to Knowing When to Switch

#poker #gaming #beginners #tutorial

7 min read

Mar 25

Every Developer Needs Terms of Service — Here's How to Generate Them Free

#legal #startup #webdev #beginners

5 min read

Jayashree

Apr 29

Set in Java – Simple Explanation

#beginners #dsa #java #tutorial

1 min read

Narayana

Mar 26

I Validated My Side Project Idea in 48 Hours (And Saved Months)

#productivity #technology #tutorial #beginners

5 min read

Mar 25

The Exact Email Template That Got Me a $25K Salary Increase

#career #salary #jobsearch #beginners

6 min read

PRIYA K

Apr 18

Constructor in Java

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

5 min read

charlie-morrison

Apr 29

I Built 7 Free Career Tools and Made $0 — But I'm Not Stopping

#showdev #career #beginners #abotwrotethis

3 min read

Apr 28

How to Track Where Your Form Submissions Are Coming From

#analytics #beginners #marketing #tutorial

7 min read

charlie-morrison

Apr 29

How I Built a Developer Portfolio That Actually Gets Responses (Template Inside)

#career #webdev #beginners #abotwrotethis

3 min read

Tyson Cung

Mar 30

A Developer Confessed They're Scared of Their Own AI-Written Code

#ai #programming #webdev #beginners

2 min read

Apr 8

Method Overloading in Java

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

1 min read

Noriuki

Apr 28

TypeScript Survival Guide (Part 1): Stop Making These Mistakes

#beginners #javascript #tutorial #typescript

2 min read

Apr 28

Sending email from alias via Gmail

#productivity #tutorial #beginners #webdev

3 min read

Apr 8

What is a Constructor ?

#beginners #javascript #tutorial #webdev

1 min read

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