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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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Kat Maddox

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What Security Through Obscurity Is, and Why It's Evil

#security #beginners #webappsecurity #webdev

5 min read

Isa Levine

Apr 3 '19

Exploring Data Structures From a Ruby Background, Pt. 1: Arrays

#dsa #array #ruby #beginners

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How to Learn Penetration Testing: A Beginners Tutorial

#security #beginners #webappsecurity #webdev

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#career #beginners #computerscience

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#javascript #webdev #beginners #programming

2 min read

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#react #javascript #beginners #frontend

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Introduction to Functional Programming

#javascript #functional #beginners

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Intro to XML and JSON #5: XML/CSV Conversions

#xml #json #tutorial #beginners

4 min read

Atta

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#javascript #webdev #beginners #css

2 min read

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Ripple Effect in React

#beginners #javascript #programming #webdev

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video game ep6 logging in Unreal

#thetealpickle #beginners #gamedev #unreal

1 min read

Michael Caveney

Apr 2 '19

Getting The Most Out of Coding Tutorials

#webdev #selftaught #beginners #learning

3 min read

Scott Coulton for Microsoft Azure

Apr 3 '19

Windows for a Linux guy

#linux #windows #development #beginners

9 min read

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Cree

Apr 3 '19

Git Terminology - It's All Connected

#git #beginners

2 min read

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Matthew Collison for Skill Pathway

Mar 31 '19

4 Things Your Interviewer Wants To Hear (From Hiring Managers Themselves)

#beginners #career #interview #webdev

4 min read

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Day 6 & Day 7 - 100 days 100 Python Scripts Challenge

#python #productivity #beginners #career

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Managing Your Reputation As A Web Developer

#webdev #beginners #career #advice

4 min read

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Tomek Poniatowicz for GraphQL Editor

Mar 29 '19

Getting started with GraphQL Java

#graphql #java #beginners #webdev

2 min read

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When to Ask for Help

#webdev #career #beginners

4 min read

Andrea Simone Costa

Mar 27 '19

The shortest way to conditional insert properties into an object literal

#javascript #objects #beginners #specification

1 min read

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Autumn

Mar 31 '19

A Gentle Introduction to Divide and Conquer Algorithms

#python #javascript #beginners #computerscience

10 min read

Apr 2 '19

Working in pressure situation is bad at all?

#discuss #productivity #beginners #career

2 min read

Kevin Ball

Apr 2 '19

Web Development Nuts And Bolts: How to Publish a Website

#explainlikeimfive #webdev #beginners

11 min read

Dan

Apr 2 '19

Conflict Resolution: Git Merge practice

#git #cli #beginners

5 min read

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The Ones That Make The Internet Work

#webdev #beginners #internet

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