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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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Felix

Apr 28

Agentic vs. deterministic: I built the same n8n workflow both ways. The agent lost.

#ai #agents #beginners #tutorial

2 min read

May 12

This AI App Looked Ready to Ship. It Was Hiding a Critical Security Flaw.

#ai #programming #career #beginners

3 min read

Hanzala Mehmood for CVPilot

Apr 28

The 170% Pay Rise Playbook: How Ambitious Salary Negotiations Actually Succeed

#career #resume #productivity #beginners

4 min read

Tlaloc-Es

Apr 28

venv vs virtualenv vs Poetry vs uv: Choose Fast

#python #devops #programming #beginners

3 min read

Natalie F

Apr 28

Not Your grandma's Code

#javascript #beginners #webdev

2 min read

kkyian

Apr 28

First Contributions: learn how to contribute to open source projects

#opensource #beginners #tutorial

1 min read

Oladimeji Zainab

May 12

Provision of storage for IT department testing and training

#cloudcomputing #devops #cloudnative #beginners

4 min read

Abhinay DM

Apr 28

Learn Lists, Tuples, Sets and Dictionaries from Scratch — Python Data Structures Course in Telugu

#beginners #dsa #python #tutorial

3 min read

May 12

Neural Networks: A Broad Overview

#ai #beginners #machinelearning #learning

5 min read

May 12

A tribute to my mother tongue

#learningapp #webdev #programming #beginners

1 min read

Apr 28

SQL Subqueries vs CTEs: What I Wish Someone Told Me When I Was Learning SQL

#beginners #database #sql #tutorial

3 min read

Apr 28

CSS Gradients Explained: Linear, Radial, and Conic — With Real Examples

#css #webdev #beginners #design

4 min read

Apr 28

Character Limits That Matter: Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Meta Descriptions, and More

#webdev #productivity #beginners #tools

3 min read

Apr 28

How to Remove Duplicate Lines from Text: Python, JavaScript, Bash, and Online

#webdev #productivity #beginners #tools

3 min read

Apr 28

QR Codes Explained: How They Work, What They Store, and How to Create One

#webdev #productivity #beginners #tools

4 min read

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