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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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Melina Caroline Bernard

Sep 26 '25

Paragraphs & breaks in HTML

#webdev #html #frontend #beginners

1 min read

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momina raheel (Moona)

Sep 12 '25

🚀 Day 5 of my 90-Day Free Python Script Series! 🐍

#programming #beginners #python #opensource

1 min read

MrRobot

Oct 15 '25

Toga – Native Python GUI Toolkit

#python #programming #coding #beginners

1 min read

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Yahaya Oyinkansola

Oct 15 '25

Lessons Learnt Building a Frontend Mentor Project

#beginners #frontend #buildinpublic #webdev

4 min read

Nicolás

Oct 15 '25

Understanding Authentication: Methods and Best Practices

#security #cybersecurity #beginners

4 min read

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Melina Caroline Bernard

Sep 26 '25

Comments - HTML

#webdev #html #frontend #beginners

1 min read

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Melina Caroline Bernard

Sep 26 '25

Heading tags - HTML

#webdev #html #frontend #beginners

1 min read

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Melina Caroline Bernard

Sep 26 '25

HTML tags - container (standard) vs empty (self closing)

#webdev #html #frontend #beginners

1 min read

Oct 15 '25

🧩 Understanding npm, Yarn, Bun & Deno — The Secret Life of Package Managers (and Why Vite Loves Them)

#programming #beginners #productivity #learning

4 min read

Sep 12 '25

getState

#beginners #frontend #javascript

1 min read

Vidya

Oct 15 '25

HTML

#html #frontend #beginners #programming

1 min read

Dinesh G

Oct 15 '25

Java Data Types

#programming #beginners #java #webdev

1 min read

Oct 14 '25

Understanding APIs: A Beginner's Guide to Making Your First API Call

#api #webdev #javascript #beginners

13 min read

Oct 15 '25

How Recursion Actually Works

#algorithms #javascript #beginners #programming

2 min read

Caleb Awe

Oct 19 '25

#webdev #hng-internship

#api #beginners #backend #webdev

4 min read

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