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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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Akhilesh

Apr 18

Why "Hello" and 42 Are Completely Different Things

#ai #programming #productivity #beginners

6 min read

Pavanipriya Sajja

Apr 17

Challenge : 2 The Project Selection Trap

#discuss #tutorial #beginners #opensource

7 min read

Aniruddha Pramanick

Apr 18

Will AI Really Replace Web Developers in 2026? An Indian Agency Owner's Take

#webdev #ai #career #beginners

4 min read

Apr 17

Arquitetura REST

#api #architecture #backend #beginners

5 min read

Apr 17

The signing key mistake that cost me a week on my first Android release

#android #beginners #devjournal #mobile

3 min read

Sunny kumar Sinha

Apr 18

Github Actions :- CI && CD

#beginners #cicd #devops #github

2 min read

Apr 17

A beginner view of Amazon DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX)

#programming #beginners #aws #distributedsystems

4 min read

arnostorg

Apr 18

Create Multiple Files at Once: Batch File Operations

#powershell #windows #scripting #beginners

2 min read

Richard Djarbeng

Apr 18

How to Always Reply from Your Custom Domain Email in Gmail

#beginners #google #productivity #tutorial

2 min read

PRIYA K

Apr 18

Constructor in Java

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

5 min read

Apr 17

How to Run LLMs Locally with Ollama — A Developer's Guide

#ai #tutorial #beginners #typescript

3 min read

Eden

Apr 17

How HaveIBeenPwned Checks Your Password Without Ever Seeing It

#webdev #security #privacy #beginners

4 min read

Apr 17

Why Python is the best first language (and when it isn't)

#python #beginners #career #programming

3 min read

Jeff Reese

Apr 17

Everyone Keeps Saying "RAG." What Does It Mean?

#ai #rag #beginners #enterprise

5 min read

Jeff Reese

Apr 17

What is MCP and Why Should I Care?

#ai #mcp #beginners #integration

4 min read

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