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"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Chinese Proverb

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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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Muhammad Ikramullah Khan

Dec 30 '25

Scrapy Spider Types: Spider vs CrawlSpider vs SitemapSpider (When to Use What)

#programming #webdev #python #beginners

7 min read

Jan 1

Getting Started with Docker

#docker #devops #tutorial #beginners

1 min read

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Satyajit Mishra

Dec 31 '25

I Learned Generative AI Basics Today — Here’s the Simple Truth No One Explained Clearly

#webdev #ai #beginners #productivity

2 min read

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Feb 4

What Actually Happens When a Form Hits a Go Server

#backend #beginners #go #webdev

3 min read

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Zak M

Feb 4

Solving bandit level:24-25 (Spoiler)

#beginners #linux #cloud

7 min read

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Mike Davis

Feb 4

5 VS Code Extensions That Actually Speed Up My Workflow

#vscode #productivity #webdev #beginners

3 min read

Himanshu

Dec 31 '25

Google is dead. Where do we go now?

#api #beginners #tutorial

3 min read

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Jan 4

I built an AI CFO that reads 100-page Annual Reports so I don't have to (Python + LangChain)

#showdev #python #ai #beginners

3 min read

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Feb 4

Understanding Concurrency Through Everyday Life Examples

#programming #computerscience #software #beginners

3 min read

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Jan 14

`/stats`: Your Claude Code Contribution Graph

#tutorial #claudecode #productivity #beginners

4 min read

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Karthik Korrayi

Jan 24

Most Developers Use JWT - But Almost None Understand It Fully

#webdev #jwt #programming #beginners

4 min read

Sjue Bsjs

Feb 4

Simple Java Program, Comments and Data Types

#programming #beginners #learning #java

15 min read

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Orli Dun

Feb 4

Diseño de sistemas: los cimientos invisibles que mantienen vivos tus servicios

#systemdesign #webdev #beginners #tutorial

7 min read

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Satyajit Mishra

Jan 4

🧠Perceptron vs XOR: Why One Math Problem Changed AI Forever

#machinelearning #deeplearning #ai #beginners

6 min read

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Feb 4

Getting into tech is not hard. Not quitting in the first two years is.

#programming #beginners #career #learning

2 min read

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