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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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Feb 17

Common Mistakes Beginners Make When Starting in Cloud or DevSecOps

#cloud #devops #career #beginners

1 min read

Guillermo Mejia

Feb 17

From Zero to Monorepo: Angular v21 MFE with Native Federation

#angular #webdev #beginners #tutorial

4 min read

Michel

Feb 17

Why I Prefer Small Browser-Based Tools as a Developer

#webdev #productivity #tools #beginners

1 min read

Boluwatife Adeyeye

Feb 17

Building My First Reusable Component: A Guide to React Props

#react #beginners #javascript #webdev

4 min read

Feb 17

The Web Is Overcomplicated (And We’re All Responsible)

#web #ai #programming #beginners

3 min read

Feb 17

Access Modifiers in Java

#beginners #java #oop #programming

3 min read

Feb 17

From Building Projects to Engineering Products

#beginners #learning #programming #softwareengineering

4 min read

Nova

Feb 16

5 Prompt Engineering Mistakes That Are Costing You Time (And How to Fix Them)

#ai #beginners #productivity #promptengineering

4 min read

Mate Technologies

Feb 17

🖼️ Build a Batch Image Compression Tool in Python (Tkinter + ttkbootstrap)

#tutorial #beginners #tkinter #python

3 min read

Aviral Srivastava

Feb 17

FluxCD Fundamentals

#automation #beginners #devops #kubernetes

8 min read

Monica Orellana

Feb 17

🦆 Duck Generator Challenge

#ai #beginners #tutorial

2 min read

Piotr S

Feb 18

Understanding Stock Options (ESOPs) as a Junior Developer

#beginners #career #codenewbie #startup

3 min read

krishnarao inturi

Feb 17

Data Structures & Algorithms (DSA) in Java

#algorithms #beginners #computerscience #java

2 min read

Feb 16

IPv4: The Foundation of Networking

#beginners #codenewbie #computerscience #networking

4 min read

Karthick S

Feb 17

Knowledge Distillation in Machine Learning: Making AI Models Smaller and Faster

#ai #beginners #deeplearning #machinelearning

3 min read

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