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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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#tutorial #claudecode #productivity #beginners

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Feb 17

Choosing the Right Model: GPT vs Claude vs Local (A Practical Decision Tree)

#ai #promptengineering #programming #beginners

3 min read

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Jan 18

CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 1.4 Study Guide: Cryptography and PKI Essentials

#comptia #securityplus #beginners #cybersecurity

9 min read

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Jan 27

AI Coding Tip 004 - Use Modular Skills

#ai #webdev #programming #beginners

4 min read

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Jan 18

Let's not zip files like it's 2009

#beginners #learning #github #datascience

4 min read

Feb 17

Go Learning Notes - Part 1: Variables, Constant, Data Types & Pointers)

#todayilearned #beginners #go #vscode

4 min read

Dinesh

Jan 14

Understanding Vertices, Edges, and Faces in Blender

#gamedev #blender #learning #beginners

2 min read

Shashi Bhushan Kumar

Feb 17

What is a Closure in JavaScript? Explained Simply

#webdev #javascript #frontend #beginners

1 min read

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Feb 17

Building My First Reusable Component: A Guide to React Props

#react #beginners #javascript #webdev

4 min read

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Feb 17

Turborepo + Vite with React Monorepo (Part 1)

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

8 min read

Vinayagam

Feb 17

JavaScript Conditional Statements: Ternary, Truthy/Falsy, and Switch Explained

#beginners #javascript #programming #tutorial

2 min read

Jan 14

An Introduction to Git & Gitbash

#beginners #cli #git #tutorial

3 min read

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Jan 14

Understanding AWS Regions and Availability Zones (Simple Guide)

#architecture #aws #beginners

2 min read

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Jan 13

What Junior Developers Get Wrong About “Clean Code”

#beginners #career #codequality

3 min read

Feb 6

🐰📦 Introducing Bunny‑Box — A Playful Multi‑Tool Web App for Everyday Tasks

#discuss #webdev #beginners #productivity

2 min read

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