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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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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Jan 8

Understanding if, elif, and else in Python with Simple Examples

#python #beginners #tutorial #programming

2 min read

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Harish Kotra (he/him)

Jan 8

Build Your Own Local AI Agent (Part 4): The PII Scrubber 🧼

#programming #ai #beginners #opensource

1 min read

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David💻

Feb 11

The AWS Badge-Dex: An Almost Complete Guide for 2026

#todayilearned #beginners #todayisearched #aws

12 min read

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Olamide Olanrewaju

Jan 8

I finally Deployed on AWS

#aws #beginners #devjournal

3 min read

Jan 8

7 Essential Rust Libraries for Building High-Performance Backends

#rust #programming #webdev #beginners

6 min read

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Rohit Giri

Feb 1

Backend Without HTTP: How Would the Web Work?

#backend #beginners #networking #webdev

7 min read

Daniil Kornilov

Feb 11

10 SwiftUI Mistakes Every Beginner Makes (And How to Fix Them)

#swift #beginners #ios #swiftui

4 min read

Luigi | Full Stack Web Developer

Feb 11

From Sourdough to Source Code: My Journey into Web Development 🥐💻

#webdev #ai #programming #beginners

1 min read

Feb 11

Building a $2/month AI SaaS Solo — Honest Numbers After 1 Week

#buildinpublic #startup #webdev #beginners

2 min read

Muhammad Ikramullah Khan

Jan 8

Scrapy Cookie Handling: Master Sessions Like a Pro

#webdev #programming #python #beginners

7 min read

Kirill Tolmachev

Feb 11

Your 'Clean Code' Is Unreadable (And Your Team Hates It)

#discuss #programming #beginners #codequality

4 min read

Feb 11

I'm a garlic farmer with no PC — I had AIs build a rough security gate for OpenClaw from my phone. 171 tests passed (sandbox).

#ai #beginners #security #python

6 min read

Feb 10

Constructors in Java:

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

2 min read

Nithya Dharshini official

Jan 12

Find All Duplicate Elements in an Array (C++)

#programming #beginners #tutorial #cpp

1 min read

Dinesh

Jan 8

Learning the Foliage Tool in Unreal Engine (Day 13)

#gamedev #unrealengine #beginners #learning

2 min read

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