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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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❤️ My Father — Mr. Brijesh Kumar Yadav

#webdev #programming #beginners #career

1 min read

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Sospeter Mong'are

Jul 10 '25

Getting Started with the Dev.to API

#devto #api #beginners #programming

3 min read

Alexander Ertli

Jul 30 '25

The Real Job of a Developer Isn’t What You Think

#career #programming #beginners #webdev

2 min read

Trevor Browning

Jun 27 '25

The Bug Was One Character Long: Lessons From My First Full Stack App

#webdev #javascript #beginners #fullstack

4 min read

mawki

Aug 17 '25

5 Things I Wish I Knew Earlier When Self-Studying Programming (Especially #5)

#beginners #programming #learning #tutorial

3 min read

Jun 26 '25

[Kafka Tutorial Series - Part 2] Install Apache Kafka Locally in Minutes (Mac/Windows)

#beginners #devops #webdev #kafka

1 min read

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David M.

Jul 30 '25

How to Setup a Secure Ubuntu Home Server: A Complete Guide

#programming #beginners #tutorial #linux

6 min read

Jun 26 '25

🚀 Motivation

#programming #beginners #ai #productivity

1 min read

HITO

Jun 26 '25

I made a real-time Mafia game you can play with strangers – no signups(pt2)

#webdev #gamedev #startup #beginners

2 min read

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Jun 26 '25

Master React Forms with Controlled and Uncontrolled Components

#beginners #react #frontend #javascript

3 min read

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Jun 26 '25

Just a Baby in Coding (That's Okay)

#beginners #learning #coding #codenewbie

4 min read

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Jul 10 '25

"Why If-Else is Your Code's First Brain Cell"

#javascript #programming #beginners #coding

2 min read

1suleyman

Jun 26 '25

🗄️ Which AWS Storage Service Should You Use? (Let’s Break It Down Like Real Life)

#aws #cloud #beginners #documentation

4 min read

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Jul 30 '25

Building a React Todo App: Complete Guide

#react #javascript #tutorial #beginners

1 min read

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Aug 14 '25

Factories e Seeders com Laravel

#laravel #php #beginners #braziliandevs

7 min read

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