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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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May 12

Neural Networks: A Broad Overview

#ai #beginners #machinelearning #learning

5 min read

Apr 28

CSS Color Formats Explained: HEX, RGB, HSL, and When to Use Each

#css #webdev #design #beginners

3 min read

Apr 28

CSS Gradients Explained: Linear, Radial, and Conic — With Real Examples

#css #webdev #beginners #design

4 min read

Apr 28

QR Codes Explained: How They Work, What They Store, and How to Create One

#webdev #productivity #beginners #tools

4 min read

Apr 28

Character Limits That Matter: Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Meta Descriptions, and More

#webdev #productivity #beginners #tools

3 min read

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Apr 28

SQL Subqueries vs CTEs: What I Wish Someone Told Me When I Was Learning SQL

#beginners #database #sql #tutorial

3 min read

Apr 28

How to Remove Duplicate Lines from Text: Python, JavaScript, Bash, and Online

#webdev #productivity #beginners #tools

3 min read

Apr 28

Password Security Explained: Why Length Beats Complexity (and How Entropy Works)

#webdev #security #beginners #tools

4 min read

Apr 28

HTML Minification: What It Is, How It Works, and When It Actually Matters

#webdev #performance #css #beginners

3 min read

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GeraldM

May 2

A Beginners Guide to Apache Airflow

#dataengineering #airflow #automation #beginners

5 min read

Apr 28

Programming Isn’t About Syntax: It’s About Understanding the Basics

#programming #python #java #beginners

1 min read

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Yassir El bakkari

Apr 28

Thread in C (Codexion 42)

#beginners #computerscience #programming #tutorial

5 min read

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Ricardo@Shinetech

Apr 28

Why Most System Migrations Fail (And How to Do It Safely)

#programming #tutorial #beginners #startup

5 min read

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Ebelechukwu Lucy Okafor

Apr 28

Kubernetes Services & Networking — My Week 15 Hands-On Journey (ClusterIP, NodePort, LoadBalancer)

#beginners #kubernetes #networking #tutorial

3 min read

Apr 28

Understanding Data Modeling in Power BI: Joins, Relationships and Schemas Explained

#beginners #powerbi #analytics #datamodeling

6 min read

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