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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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Why Your AI Assistant Forgets Everything (and How to Fix It With Seed Files)

#ai #productivity #beginners #programming

3 min read

BekahHW

Apr 13

A Guide to AI Security 101: Your AI Agent Will Eventually Do Something Stupid

#ai #security #beginners

11 min read

DHANRAJ S

Apr 7

I Built a Todo List App with HTML, CSS & JS — Here's What I Learned

#javascript #html #css #beginners

5 min read

Jeff Reese

Apr 7

What the Hell is a Token?

#ai #beginners #machinelearning #tokens

4 min read

Emmimal P Alexander

Mar 4

Why Python's sorted() Is Safer Than list.sort() in Production Systems

#python #programming #beginners #tutorial

11 min read

Solo

Mar 4

I used Gossip Glomers to learn distributed systems from zero (and got humbled fast)

#distributedsystems #programming #beginners #opensource

3 min read

Native 80-line fix for common rendering bugs

Apr 4

Convert HTML to PNG in the Browser Using SVG foreignObject (No Library)

#javascript #webdev #tutorial #beginners

6 min read

Jeff Reese

Apr 7

Do I Really Need to Care Which AI I Use?

#ai #beginners #machinelearning #productivity

5 min read

Bernard K

Apr 7

Getting Started with AI Agents in n8n: A Non-Engineer's Guide

#n8n #ai #automation #beginners

3 min read

Mar 4

I Built a SAST Scanner from Scratch and Ran It Against 4 Famous Vulnerable Apps — Here's What It Found

#security #programming #javascript #beginners

11 min read

Mar 27

How Excel is Used in Real-World Data Analysis

#beginners #tutorial #data #analytics

9 min read

mohandass

Apr 7

Constructor function and return statement in j.s

#beginners #javascript #programming #tutorial

2 min read

M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️

Apr 7

Hi Dev.to, Community! Let Me Introduce Myself & My First Python Project

#showdev #beginners #codenewbie #python

2 min read

Ebenezer

Apr 7

My Trainer Laid the Bricks. I Had to Build the House. Here Is What Happened.

#javascript #beginners #programming #webdev

6 min read

Captain

Mar 4

Compartilhamento de Ideias para Design de Skills Chamadas de Interface OneService com Um Clique

#ai #programming #beginners #coding

11 min read

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