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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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Apr 10

An Interactive Way to Learn Quantum Computing (No Math Required)

#beginners #computerscience #learning #science

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QUBE

Apr 15

Callback Function in JavaScript

#beginners #javascript #programming #webdev

1 min read

Ajay M

Apr 10

My first data pipeline

#showdev #beginners #dataengineering #sideprojects

1 min read

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Apr 10

"The Procrastinator’s Guide to Learning Kotlin: A Low-Pressure Challenge"

#kotlin #beginners

2 min read

Apr 10

From API to Spreadsheet: How to Convert JSON to CSV Without Writing a Script

#webdev #productivity #javascript #beginners

4 min read

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#supabase #performance #webdev #beginners

3 min read

Apr 10

ETL vs ELT: Which One Should You Use and Why?

#architecture #beginners #data #dataengineering

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#javascript #webdev #beginners

7 min read

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#ai #llm #beginners #programming

8 min read

Athithya Sivasankarar

Apr 15

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#beginners #programming #javascript #codenewbie

2 min read

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Vinayagam

Apr 15

Writing Test Cases for a To-Do List Application

#beginners #codenewbie #testing #tutorial

1 min read

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Chizurum Chidimma Enyinnaya

Apr 10

I Used AI to Build a Project in 1 Hour — Here's the Result

#ai #webdev #productivity #beginners

7 min read

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arnostorg

Apr 14

Getting Started with PowerShell: Your First Commands

#powershell #windows #scripting #beginners

2 min read

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Seenivasa Ramadurai

Apr 11

What are Pre-Trained Models, Fine-Tuning, RAG, and Prompt Engineering? A Simple Kitchen Guide

#beginners #llm #promptengineering #rag

11 min read

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Apr 14

Extract Transform Load vs Extract Load Transform (ETL vs ELT)

#architecture #beginners #data #dataengineering

5 min read

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