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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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Behind the Scenes of JavaScript: Synchronous vs Asynchronous Explained Simply

#webdev #javascript #learning #beginners

2 min read

TateLyman

Mar 28

500+ Free Online Tools I Built — Here Are the Most Useful Ones

#webdev #productivity #tools #beginners

4 min read

maymay5692

Mar 28

I Connected to a Crypto Exchange API in 3 Lines of Python

#python #api #crypto #beginners

4 min read

gilq

Mar 28

El viaje del código: ¿Cómo funciona el navegador con HTML?

#beginners #frontend #html #webdev

1 min read

Mar 28

I'm teaching myself software engineering from scratch — any advice?

#discuss #beginners #codenewbie #learning

1 min read

gilq

Mar 28

¿Qué es HTML5? (Mucho más que una versión)

#beginners #frontend #html #webdev

1 min read

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Mr. Llama

Mar 28

"I'm not a developer, but I built a web app with AI. Here's how and why."

#showdev #ai #beginners #webdev

3 min read

Fillip Kosorukov

Mar 27

Why Research Methodology Makes You a Better Developer

#programming #career #beginners #productivity

4 min read

Mar 28

The Git Cheat Sheet Every Developer Should Bookmark (2026 Edition)

#git #github #beginners #webdev

3 min read

Mirrai

Mar 27

Buffer Overflows on x64 Windows: A Practical Beginners Guide (Part 1): Setting up

#beginners #infosec #security #tutorial

5 min read

架构师小白

Mar 28

系统设计基础指南：从小型应用到大型分布式系统的设计艺术

#tutorial #beginners #programming

1 min read

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Mar 27

I built my first AI agent. It was mostly plumbing

#ai #webdev #beginners #programming

2 min read

Mar 27

First Week's Progress

#beginners #datascience #devjournal #learning

3 min read

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Yacham Duniya (CRAN3)

Mar 27

Hey Dev.to, I'm Bitrus

#webdev #javascript #react #beginners

2 min read

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Mar 27

5 Python Built-ins You’re Not Using (But Should Be)

#python #beginners #programming #codenewbie

3 min read

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