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"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Chinese Proverb

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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Feb 18

Networking Fundamentals - Part 4: Ports & TCP/UDP

#beginners #computerscience #networking #tutorial

2 min read

Feb 18

What is Web Scraping and Is It Legal in 2026?

#programming #ai #beginners #tutorial

5 min read

Feb 18

Peeking Under the Hood: How Supabase Storage Really Works (And Why It Feels Like Magic)

#supabse #webdev #learning #beginners

4 min read

Selvi Parasakthi K

Feb 22

How to Use Styled Components in React with Dynamic Props (Beginner Friendly Guide)

#beginners #javascript #react #styledcomponents

3 min read

Feb 18

How to Ask for Help at Work (Without Sounding Like You Don't Know Anything)

#webdev #programming #career #beginners

6 min read

Feb 18

From Learning Frontend From Scrimba to Landing a Job: My Journey So Far

#beginners #career #frontend #learning

2 min read

Feb 18

I Did My First Small Data Analysis Project Last Night: I'm Hooked

#beginners #data #datascience #learning

2 min read

David

Feb 18

Base64 Is Not Encryption — And 4 Other Things Developers Get Wrong About It

#base64 #security #webdev #beginners

2 min read

David

Feb 18

How I Generate Realistic Test Data Without Writing a Single Line of Code

#testing #webdev #devtools #beginners

2 min read

Mar 24

HTML Part 2

#beginners #html #tutorial #webdev

3 min read

Mar 24

PyPI Has a Secret JSON API — Analyze Any Python Package Without Installing It

#python #api #beginners #productivity

4 min read

Mar 24

I Built 51 GitHub Repos in 10 Days — Here Is What Actually Got Traffic

#github #opensource #productivity #beginners

3 min read

Carl

Mar 25

Why You Should Still Learn to Code in the Age of AI

#ai #beginners #learning #programming

4 min read

Dinesh

Feb 18

My Multiplayer Identity Logic Was Wrong at First

#gamedev #unrealengine #beginners #networking

2 min read

Feb 18

Understanding Primitive Types in TypeScript: A Quick Guide

#typescript #types #beginners #javascript

1 min read

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