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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 4 Rules of Simple Design: A Practical Guide with TypeScript

#programming #typescript #cleancode #beginners

7 min read

Dinesh

Jan 13

My First Blender Confusion After Using Unreal Engine

#gamedev #blender #beginners #learning

2 min read

Feb 15

From Zero to Agentic Coding: Running Claude Code with Amazon Bedrock

#aws #ai #beginners #productivity

7 min read

Precious Afolabi

Feb 2

Weeks 4 & 5: Recursion and Arrays in JavaScript

#webdev #javascript #beginners #recursion

3 min read

Karthick Narayanan

Jan 13

Day 14 – Method Overloading and Method Overriding in Java

#java #programming #tutorial #beginners

2 min read

Kavitha

Jan 13

How to Download and Install JDK (Java Development Kit)

#beginners #java #tooling #tutorial

1 min read

Jan 26

Ctrl+R: Stop Retyping That Perfect Prompt You Wrote Last Week

#tutorial #claudecode #productivity #beginners

4 min read

Mate Technologies

Jan 13

Build a Python Risk Scanner: Step-by-Step Beginner-Friendly Guide

#python #tkinter #beginners #cybersecurity

4 min read

Paderich

Feb 16

Starting My Journey Into AI

#ai #beginners #learning #career

1 min read

Jan 12

The `/context` Command: X-Ray Vision for Your Tokens

#tutorial #claudecode #productivity #beginners

4 min read

Jan 17

# Full Stack Development Roadmap: My Journey to MERN Stack Mastery

#beginners #javascript #softwareengineering #webdev

5 min read

Jan 17

HTTP session, what is it?

#backend #beginners #networking #webdev

4 min read

Jan 13

I Fired the "One-Click" AI Builders: How I Built a React Portfolio with Gemini (Without Knowing React)

#ai #webdev #career #beginners

3 min read

Shivakumar

Jan 13

Networking Internals I

#beginners #computerscience #networking

5 min read

Feb 16

AI Is More Like a Sloppy Junior Coder With Bad Memory

#programming #beginners #coding #ai

2 min read

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