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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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Feb 17

I Built a Chrome Extension That Captures YouTube Screenshots at Custom Intervals (Even 10+ Hour Videos)

#javascript #extensions #beginners #opensource

3 min read

Igor Giamoniano

Jan 17

How to Build The Rust Programming Language Book Locally on Linux

#rust #beginners #documentation #opensource

3 min read

Jan 17

Git & GitHub: A Beginner’s Guide to Version Control for Data Professionals

#beginners #datascience #git #github

2 min read

Jan 17

Why Version Control Exists: The Pendrive Problem

#beginners #git #softwaredevelopment

4 min read

Eduardo Gade Gusmao

Jan 18

From Academia to Industry: The World Is Bigger Than You Thought

#career #beginners #opensource #learning

3 min read

Ganiyat Olagoke Adebayo

Jan 22

AWS Auto Scaling Explained: A Beginner-Friendly Step-by-Step Guide

#automation #aws #beginners #tutorial

3 min read

Adrian | Creator of BigDevSoon

Feb 17

I Built 16 Free Developer Tools (No Signup, No BS)

#webdev #beginners #productivity #tooling

3 min read

Jan 17

How to push and pull code, track changes and understand version control using Git

#git #github #datascience #beginners

1 min read

Jan 17

Git and Github for Beginners

#data #datascience #beginners #machinelearning

5 min read

Jan 17

Git for Beginners

#beginners #github #datascience

4 min read

Feb 18

Automating Your Workflow with Claude Code Hooks

#aws #ai #productivity #beginners

10 min read

Bruyo Emuavobor

Jan 17

AWS Account Creation Project

#aws #beginners #cloud #tutorial

3 min read

Jan 17

Understanding Git for Beginners: Version Control, Tracking Changes, Push & Pull Explained

#beginners #codenewbie #git #tutorial

3 min read

Jan 17

Building My First Product in Public: TripTales India 🇮🇳

#webdev #programming #ai #beginners

3 min read

Jan 18

What is Git and Why Version Control is Important

#beginners #git #programming #softwaredevelopment

2 min read

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