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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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Tisha

Feb 24

Simple SEO Fixes Developers Can Implement in Under 1 Hour

#beginners #frontend #html #webdev

1 min read

ramya Thirunavukkarasu

Feb 24

How to Create a Tamil Unicode Font Using FontForge

#programming #beginners #learning

2 min read

Feb 24

When the Intranet Starts Thinking Back

#webdev #programming #beginners #tutorial

4 min read

Feb 24

Undefined vs Not Defined

#javascript #learning #beginners #writing

3 min read

王凯

Feb 24

From Junior to Senior: The Decision-Making Skills Nobody Teaches You

#career #programming #beginners #productivity

8 min read

Feb 24

I tried Python. Something felt wrong. Then I touched the Linux kernel — and everything clicked.

#linux #kernel #career #beginners

2 min read

Feb 24

From Zero to AI Agent: Your First Python Project Guide

#ai #beginners #python #career

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Feb 24

🚀 Day 5 of My Automation Journey – Instance, Static Variables & Operators in Java

#beginners #codenewbie #java #oop

2 min read

Feb 24

I Let AI Write 100% of My Code for a Week — Here's What Actually Happened

#ai #programming #productivity #beginners

4 min read

Dinesh

Feb 24

CPU vs GPU in Unreal Engine: What Beginners Get Wrong

#unrealengine #niagara #beginners #productivity

2 min read

Feb 24

Build Your First AI Agent: Ace Your Dev Job Search

#ai #career #python #beginners

11 min read

ThemeSelection for ThemeSelection

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How to sort an array of objects in JavaScript?

#beginners #webdev #programming #javascript

3 min read

Esimit Karlgusta

Feb 24

Beyond find(): Mastering MongoDB Aggregations for Real-Time SaaS Analytics

#saas #webdev #programming #beginners

3 min read

Feb 24

How I cut my AI API costs 79% — the boring stuff that actually worked

#beginners

4 min read

Ritam Saha

Feb 24

Mastering Control Flow in JavaScript: If, Else, Switch & Ternary Made Simple

#javascript #webdev #beginners #backend

4 min read

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