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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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Jun 20 '25

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#safeline #waf #opensource #beginners

3 min read

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Stop Writing Spaghetti Code: An Illustrated Guide to the Design Patterns That Will Make You a Better Developer

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

6 min read

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#programming #beginners #productivity #tutorial

1 min read

Shariful Ehasan

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Handling NULL Values in SQL: Best Practices and Common Pitfalls

#mysql #webdev #programming #beginners

5 min read

Sharon

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How to Set Up LDAP Login for SafeLine WAF

#ldap #safeline #waf #beginners

4 min read

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#node #programming #beginners #telegram

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#webdev #programming #beginners

1 min read

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Asparagos

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Go Coding with Asparagos: Can oranges sow the seeds of discord in linear time?

#go #programming #humor #beginners

2 min read

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Athreya aka Maneshwar

Jul 23 '25

Docker Volumes Explained with docker-compose

#webdev #programming #devops #beginners

2 min read

Ann Ngatia

Jun 24 '25

How I Built My First Recipe Explorer App Using JSON Server and JavaScript

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

3 min read

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A Real-World UI Problem You Can’t Ignore”

#beginners #ai #career #startup

1 min read

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🚀 How I Built “Cosmic Defenders Enhanced” Using Just Prompts with Amazon Q CLI

#webdev #programming #beginners #ai

3 min read

Sharon

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How to Troubleshoot SafeLine License Activation Issues

#safeline #cybersecurity #beginners

2 min read

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Zeb

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Why Agentic AI Could Be a Huge Miss

#ai #webdev #programming #beginners

2 min read

estrolabz

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Tutorial - How to create your own static library in C++ (WINDOWS)

#cpp #programming #tutorial #beginners

9 min read

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