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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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Vincent-alt-spec

Jan 27

Exploring alternate LEGO builds using strict part constraints

#ai #beginners

1 min read

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Jan 31

Git Basics Made Simple: Essential Commands Every Developer Should Know

#git #webdev #softwaredevelopment #beginners

5 min read

Swadesh Chatterjee

Jan 27

Getting Started with cURL

#api #beginners #cli #tutorial

1 min read

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Feb 9

Developer Desk Setups: What Do YOU Consider Truly Indispensable?

#discuss #productivity #career #beginners

2 min read

Eva Clari

Jan 27

The Modern Developer Stack in 2026: Tools You Actually Need

#webdev #programming #ai #beginners

10 min read

Hiral

Jan 27

Understanding Network Devices

#beginners #computerscience #networking #tutorial

2 min read

vast cow

Jan 28

How to Think About `.gitignore` for Android Studio and a Standard Practical Setup

#android #beginners #git #tooling

4 min read

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Venkata Sugunadithya

Jan 27

Day 9: yup we are back, strong as ever.....

#productivity #machinelearning #beginners

2 min read

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Sivakumar Prasanth

Feb 10

The Game Art Pipeline: A Step by Step Guide for Creating Stunning Game Assets

#beginners #design #gamedev #tutorial

3 min read

Jan 27

Boot after installing POP OS

#help #beginners #linux

1 min read

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Jan 27

CSS Selectors 101: Targeting Elements with Precision

#beginners #css #tutorial #webdev

3 min read

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Vicente G. Reyes

Jan 27

Problem 11: Count Character Frequency

#python #beginners #learning

2 min read

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Jan 27

My first week in Ubuntu

#programming #beginners #career #ubuntu

2 min read

Feb 10

Variable in java

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

1 min read

Priyanshu verma

Jan 28

CSS Selectors

#beginners #css #tutorial #webdev

2 min read

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