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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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Kingsley Ifeanyichukwu Onyema

Jan 9

Day 6 – Build a Fixed Transport Route & Fare Reference System in Python

#python #beginners #devops #nigeria

2 min read

Shahrouz Nikseresht

Jan 8

Understanding if, elif, and else in Python with Simple Examples

#python #beginners #tutorial #programming

2 min read

Feb 12

I Tried to Write My First Blog Post. It Got Rejected Three Times.

#ai #writing #essay #beginners

4 min read

Harish Kotra (he/him)

Jan 8

Build Your Own Local AI Agent (Part 4): The PII Scrubber 🧼

#programming #ai #beginners #opensource

1 min read

Olamide Olanrewaju

Jan 8

I finally Deployed on AWS

#aws #beginners #devjournal

3 min read

Karthick Narayanan

Jan 8

Day 12: Understanding Constructors in Java

#java #programming #beginners #tutorial

2 min read

Jan 8

7 Essential Rust Libraries for Building High-Performance Backends

#rust #programming #webdev #beginners

6 min read

Forrester Terry

Jan 22

Your AI Coder Will Go Rogue If You Let It (Here's Some Tips to Stay in Control)

#programming #ai #agents #beginners

5 min read

Rohit Giri

Feb 1

Backend Without HTTP: How Would the Web Work?

#backend #beginners #networking #webdev

7 min read

Karthick Narayanan

Jan 8

Day 11: Understanding `break` and `continue` Statements in Java

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

2 min read

Luigi | Full Stack Web Developer

Feb 11

From Sourdough to Source Code: My Journey into Web Development 🥐💻

#webdev #ai #programming #beginners

1 min read

Feb 11

Building a $2/month AI SaaS Solo — Honest Numbers After 1 Week

#buildinpublic #startup #webdev #beginners

2 min read

Muhammad Ikramullah Khan

Jan 8

Scrapy Cookie Handling: Master Sessions Like a Pro

#webdev #programming #python #beginners

7 min read

Kirill Tolmachev

Feb 11

Your 'Clean Code' Is Unreadable (And Your Team Hates It)

#discuss #programming #beginners #codequality

4 min read

Vicente G. Reyes

Jan 12

Problem 9: Most Frequent Element

#python #beginners #learning

2 min read

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