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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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Oladimeji Zainab

Feb 19

Create a storage account and configure high availability.

#cloud #devops #beginners #azure

5 min read

Feb 19

The Stateful Scraper: Why Mechanize is Still Relevant

#ruby #scraping #beginners #webdev

3 min read

PONVEL M

Feb 7

Understanding Classes in Java – A Beginner’s Guide

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

2 min read

Takuya Morimoto

Feb 19

Your Link-in-Bio Is Lying — Why Verified Links Are the Next Standard

#webdev #security #opensource #beginners

4 min read

Feb 19

The LinkedIn Easy Apply Trap. Why 200 Applications Gets You 3 Callbacks

#career #linkedin #jobsearch #beginners

4 min read

Feb 18

Conceptual, Logical, and Physical Data Models Explained

#architecture #beginners #database #dataengineering

4 min read

Feb 18

What Is Data Modeling? A Complete Guide

#beginners #data #database #dataengineering

4 min read

Zakariyau Mukhtar

Jan 15

From Installation Freezes to PowerShell Automation: My Windows Server 2019 Journey.

#automation #beginners #devjournal #microsoft

3 min read

MaxxMini

Feb 16

I'm Building a Tenant Rights Tool for Korea's Unique Rental System

#buildinpublic #startup #webdev #beginners

4 min read

Jan 16

From Burnout to Breakthrough: How Community Saved My Tech Career

#beginners #career #learning #programming

2 min read

Jan 17

Who invented DevOps?

#agile #beginners #devops #softwaredevelopment

1 min read

boop dev

Jan 15

6 Free Developer Tools You Can Use Right Now (No Signup Required)

#webdev #tools #devops #beginners

2 min read

boop dev

Jan 15

Monitor Your Side Project in 5 Minutes

#tutorial #webdev #beginners #productivity

3 min read

Muhammad Ikramullah Khan

Jan 15

Scrapy-Playwright Complete Guide: Scrape JavaScript Sites Like a Pro

#webdev #programming #python #beginners

7 min read

gibs-dev

Feb 18

I built a RAG system where hallucinations aren't acceptable. Here's what actually worked.

#ai #beginners #python #rag

5 min read

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