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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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#discuss #ai #beginners #webdev

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Feb 3

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#architecture #beginners #java #programming

2 min read

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Feb 3

WFGY 1.0 3.0: from simple PDF for beginners to a TXT stress test for LLMs

#programming #ai #beginners #tutorial

4 min read

Feb 13

CPython Lists, Explained Like You’re the Interpreter

#python #beginners #datastructures #development

17 min read

Feb 3

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#webdev #javascript #beginners #learning

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Jan 10

Adding a Missing Warning Note

#help #beginners #opensource

1 min read

Jan 10

Python Dictionary Views Are Live (And It Might Break Your Code)

#python #programming #webdev #beginners

2 min read

Jan 10

Checklist for Promoting Your App: A Step-by-Step Guide That Works

#promotingyourapp #webdev #programming #beginners

2 min read

Jan 15

Understanding SSL/TLS Certificates

#beginners #networking #security #webdev

3 min read

Jan 15

Data Types in Java:

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

1 min read

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Feb 14

Why I Built an AI Model Router (And Why You Are Probably Overpaying 100x Right Now)

#ai #programming #webdev #beginners

5 min read

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Jan 10

Handling Pagination in Scrapy: Scrape Every Page Without Breaking

#webdev #programming #python #beginners

8 min read

Jan 10

AWS Cheat Sheet

#aws #beginners #cloud

1 min read

Kalyan P C

Feb 2

Understanding Reactive Context in Angular(v21)

#webdev #angular #tutorial #beginners

2 min read

Jan 10

# Inside Git: How It Works and the Role of the `.git` Folder

#architecture #beginners #git

3 min read

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