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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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Pavel Sanikovich

Dec 24 '25

Stop Using Go Channels as Queues — Here’s the Correct Mental Model

#go #beginners #programming #concurrency

5 min read

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Dec 20 '25

I Have a Question for Every Developer Here (Beginner or Not)

#webdev #programming #ai #beginners

1 min read

Chandrashekhar Kachawa

Nov 21 '25

Finding and Fixing Python Bottlenecks with Scalene

#python #programming #beginners #productivity

3 min read

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Dec 24 '25

🧠 Lazy Loading: Fixing Performance or Hiding It?

#webdev #programming #ai #beginners

1 min read

Steven Hur

Dec 12 '25

Escaping Localhost

#beginners #devjournal #opensource

2 min read

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Dec 24 '25

The Squint Test: How I fix Code that looks like a Grey Brick

#beginners #java #career #webdev

3 min read

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Dec 24 '25

How I Built a Free YouTube Thumbnail Prompt Generator (and Why Most Thumbnails Fail)

#ai #webdev #productivity #beginners

2 min read

SAINAPEI LENAPUNYA

Nov 20 '25

Day 5: Arithmetic Operators - Python as Your Calculator - 30 Days of Python Challenge

#python #beginners #arithmeticoperator

3 min read

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Julio Santacruz

Dec 24 '25

🚀Los 7 Métodos para proteger tus APIs que debes conocer

#webdev #programming #beginners #backend

4 min read

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Nov 21 '25

Statistics Day 7 : Hypothesis Testing Made Super Simple

#beginners #datascience #machinelearning #ai

3 min read

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Mahmoud Mabrouk

Dec 17 '25

How to Actually Start Contributing to Open Source AI Projects (A Step-by-Step Guide)

#opensource #career #beginners #ai

6 min read

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Ribhav

Dec 24 '25

Blockchain Oracles: How Smart Contracts See the Real World (Featuring Chainlink)

#crypto #blockchain #beginners #web3

7 min read

Dec 3 '25

Mastering Jenkins: From Pipeline Rookie to DevOps Hero 🎭

#beginners #programming #devops #jenkins

5 min read

Nov 21 '25

How to Integrate Llama.cpp With a Chatbot: A Complete Beginner-Friendly Guide

#cpp #llm #tutorial #beginners

3 min read

agattus

Dec 24 '25

Automating CCAR Data Integrity: A Python Firewall for Federal Regulatory Compliance

#python #fintech #opensource #beginners

2 min read

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