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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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Narayana

Mar 25

Side hustles that don't need 10k followers to work

#productivity #technology #tutorial #beginners

4 min read

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G Hasini

Apr 27

MongoDB Associate Developer Certification: A Complete Preparation Guide

#mongodb #certification #database #beginners

10 min read

hins chow

Mar 24

From Buggy Code to Profitable Plays: A Developer's Guide to Calculating Poker Outs

#poker #gaming #beginners #tutorial

6 min read

Apr 7

Database Transactions: ACID Properties in Plain English

#database #sql #backend #beginners

4 min read

Apr 7

Feature Branching vs Trunk-Based Development: A Data-Driven Comparison

#git #devops #productivity #beginners

3 min read

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Alan West

Apr 6

Building a Browser Game Where You Fly Through a Forest (It's Easier Than You Think)

#gamedev #javascript #webdev #beginners

5 min read

Mar 24

WSDL and SOAP: how to create and mock a SOAP API online (no code)

#api #beginners #tutorial #webdev

5 min read

Santhoshi Mary A

Mar 25

Durability

#beginners #database #postgres #sql

3 min read

Mar 28

8 JavaScript Mistakes I See in Every Code Review (And How to Fix Them)

#javascript #webdev #codequality #beginners

3 min read

Mar 24

# 🎯 Guess the Number Game (Java) – Binary Search Made Simple

#algorithms #beginners #java #leetcode

2 min read

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Yogendra Prajapati

Mar 24

How to Create a Landing Page That Converts

#beginners #business #landingpage #convert

14 min read

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Jerry Schneider

Mar 24

The Problem With `git add .`

#beginners #cli #git #productivity

7 min read

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Apr 27

String Polyfills and Common Interview Methods in JavaScript

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

3 min read

redoCebiv

Mar 24

Why I stopped asking AI to fix my code and started asking it to explain it

#webdev #beginners #vibecoding #ai

4 min read

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Jaideep Parashar

Apr 27

The Problem Isn’t AI. It’s How We’re Using It

#ai #webdev #beginners #devops

2 min read

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