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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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The 2026 Junior Developer Survival Guide: 5 Skills That Actually Get You Hired [100555]

#career #junior #beginners #ai

3 min read

Apr 23

Getting Started with ESP32: From Zero to "Hello World"

#beginners #iot #tutorial #vscode

2 min read

Alex Boguslavets

Apr 23

Docker for Beginners: Containerize Your App in 30 Minutes

#docker #devops #beginners #tutorial

2 min read

Nate Voss

Apr 23

How I Accidentally Spent $800/Month on LLM Tokens I Didn't Need (And How to Fix It)

#ai #tutorial #javascript #beginners

4 min read

Jeff Reese

Apr 27

Why Your Prompt Works in ChatGPT But Not in Your App

#ai #api #prompting #beginners

5 min read

Novice Mk

Apr 23

The Restart Challenge: Day 07

#beginners #devjournal #frontend #webdev

1 min read

Sharique Siddiqui

Apr 23

Simple Error Handling: try-catch Basics

#javascript #beginners #webdev #frontend

3 min read

CodesSavvy

Apr 23

Web App Development Cost in 2026: Real Numbers, No Fluff

#webdev #beginners #programming

4 min read

komugi

Apr 23

How I stopped losing 3 hours a day to ADHD task-switching with a Notion OS (2026)

#notion #productivity #career #beginners

9 min read

Razaabbas Razaabbas

May 7

Easiest Way to Push Files on GitHub — No Struggle Method

#github #git #beginners #webdev

1 min read

Charlene Demarte

Apr 27

3 Simple Rules I Use to Optimize My Workspace

#discuss #beginners #learning

1 min read

Apr 27

The Feynman Algorithm: A Developer’s Guide to "Thinking Very Hard"

#programming #productivity #beginners #developer

3 min read

Ritam Saha

Apr 26

Mastering Array Flattening in JavaScript: From Nested Chaos to Clean Lists

#javascript #webdev #programming #beginners

3 min read

Phi Thành

Apr 27

Inside My Real-Time Market Data API: Architecture, Challenges, Reality

#tutorial #beginners #devjournal #community

3 min read

Ramses Mata for AWS

May 6

¿Qué es un Agente de IA? Explicado para devs

#agents #ai #beginners #spanish

7 min read

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