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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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Kth Smallest Element in an Array

#python #algorithms #beginners

1 min read

Mar 30

Why You Need An Intention For Your Coding Career

#coding #beginners #career #careerdevelopment

2 min read

Ben Link

Apr 2

The Adventures of Blink S5e5: Collisions!

#programming #python #beginners #buildinpublic

1 min read

InterSystems Developer for InterSystems

Feb 28

Multi-Layered Security Architecture for IRIS Deployments on AWS with InterSystems IAM

#security #kubernetes #cloud #beginners

57 min read

Wisdom Emmanuel

Mar 3

Building a Cost-Efficient Serverless Resume on Azure

#azure #beginners #cloud #serverless

19 min read

Apr 1

"Final Year Student? Here's Exactly What You Need to Get a Dev Job in 2026"

#webdev #javascript #beginners #career

6 min read

Rajkiran

Mar 4

How ChatGPT Actually Predicts Words (Explained Simply)

#ai #beginners #chatgpt #llm

2 min read

Apr 2

Odd-Even Digit Rearrangement

#algorithms #beginners #python #tutorial

1 min read

lori shui

Feb 27

Why I built a free TV wall in the browser — and what I learned

#showdev #webdev #javascript #beginners

4 min read

Beey

Apr 2

How to use surge to deploy a website

#webdev #surge #beginners #tutorial

3 min read

Mar 3

How to Read Code You Didn't Write (Without Losing Your Mind)

#programming #beginners #career #softwaredevelopment

3 min read

Mar 12

Building an AI Community Jukebox Overnight (and What Broke by Morning)

#ai #nextjs #webdev #beginners

5 min read

Harini

Apr 2

Understanding Static and Non-Static Variables in Java

#java #programming #basic #beginners

1 min read

Mar 3

Mastering Joins and Window Functions in SQL

#beginners #database #sql #tutorial

4 min read

Elanat Framework

Feb 27

ViewData in CodeBehind: Data Transfer Across MVC Components

#tutorial #dotnet #beginners #backend

2 min read

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