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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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Mar 24

Step-by-Step Guide to Setting Up Terraform, AWS CLI, and Your AWS Environment

#aws #terraform #awschallenge #beginners

8 min read

Mar 10

What is Jib? A Complete Guide to Java Containerization Without Dockerfiles

#devops #docker #containers #beginners

4 min read

Mar 12

How Tech Students Can Get Campus Placement-Ready with AI Skills in 90 Days

#ai #career #beginners #students

6 min read

Raye Deng

Mar 15

Your AI Copilot Just Shipped a Bug to Production. Here's the Fix That Takes 3 Seconds.

#ai #webdev #devops #beginners

4 min read

Mar 10

Databases: The Backbone of Modern Applications

#backend #beginners #database #sql

5 min read

Mar 15

Learning through LLMs

#beginners #python #learning #llm

3 min read

Apr 11

Build a Desktop File Organizer in 35 Lines of Python — Weekend Project

#python #automation #beginners #productivity

3 min read

Tobias weissmann

Mar 11

A Rust To-Do List CLI App - Part 2: Storage, Stability, and "Please Don't Corrupt My Tasks"

#beginners #cli #rust #tutorial

6 min read

Tobias weissmann

Mar 11

A Rust To-Do List CLI App (Part 1): Clap, TDD, and a HashMap That Behaves

#beginners #cli #rust #tutorial

6 min read

Arul .A

Apr 13

What is Software Development Life Cycle?AGILE SDLC IN Real World?

#agile #beginners #softwaredevelopment #softwareengineering

2 min read

Harish Kotra (he/him)

Mar 10

Building Screenshot Sage: A Local AI That Can Understand Your Screenshots

#ai #python #beginners #dailybuild2026

4 min read

Apr 13

# Understanding wallet sync: why your deploy fails before it starts

#beginners #tutorial #midnightfordevs #midnightntwrk

8 min read

Andrew Chadwick

Mar 23

The Self-Taught Engineer vs. The CS Graduate: Why Teams Need Both

#discuss #career #management #beginners

3 min read

Danilo Eduardo Lopez Corozo

Mar 14

My first open source code

#showdev #beginners #opensource #webscraping

2 min read

Midas126

Mar 10

Beyond Any and Unknown: Mastering TypeScript's Advanced Type Safety

#typescript #webdev #programming #beginners

5 min read

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