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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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Vaibhav Pratap Singh

May 4

I built and deployed my first full stack SaaS in 5 weeks while working full time

#java #sideprojects #react #beginners

2 min read

May 8

CAP Theorem Explained: What I Learned Setting Up MySQL Replication

#systemdesign #mysql #distributedsystems #beginners

4 min read

aman

May 4

🎧 I Built a Terminal-Based Music Player for Linux (Termi-Music)

#programming #beginners #python #product

1 min read

Kazuki

May 4

[Cloud Series 0.2] ทำไมต้องใช้ Cloud ในปี 2026?

#cloud #thai #beginners #infrastructure

2 min read

May 4

SQL Subqueries vs CTEs

#beginners #database #sql #tutorial

3 min read

Jayanth

May 4

My Claude API Bill Jumped 47% and I Didn't Change a Single Prompt — Here's Why

#discuss #ai #beginners

4 min read

May 5

CSV to JSON: How to Convert Tabular Data in Pure JavaScript (No Libraries)

#webdev #javascript #beginners #tools

4 min read

Akhilesh

May 4

How I built a medical dataset pipeline for LLM fine-tuning

#ai #productivity #beginners #python

2 min read

Nate Voss

May 4

Model Routing: 3 Things I Learned Sending Tasks to the Cheapest Model That Actually Works

#ai #tutorial #javascript #beginners

4 min read

May 4

Fixing Google OAuth Domain Verification

#beginners #google #laravel #webdev

1 min read

May 8

What is Prisma Client, and why do I have to keep running prisma generate?

#prisma #beginners #database #typescript

5 min read

May 4

My First Log: Building a Job Card UI with MERN

#webdev #javascript #beginners #mern

1 min read

May 8

Prisma vs Eloquent, how to think about the two

#prisma #laravel #beginners #database

5 min read

May 4

Understanding Loopback Adapter Through Its Structure

#beginners #learning #networking #tutorial

3 min read

May 4

Why are Containers so much lighter than VMs?

#architecture #beginners #devops #docker

1 min read

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