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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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Cover image for Junior Survival Guide for Simplicity

Sara A.

Jan 26

Junior Survival Guide for Simplicity

#beginners #softwaredevelopment #softwareengineering #programming

3 min read

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bwi

Jan 22

Why a Date Is Not a Point in Time

#beginners #programming #softwaredevelopment #softwareengineering

4 min read

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Sachin Kr. Rajput

Jan 22

Pruning Decision Trees: The Bonsai Master Who Taught ML Engineers When to Stop

#machinelearning #datascience #python #beginners

16 min read

Shahrouz Nikseresht

Jan 22

Python Functions Explained Simply (def, parameters, return)

#python #beginners #tutorial #programming

2 min read

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Sachin Kr. Rajput

Jan 22

Bagging: The Jury System That Taught Machine Learning the Wisdom of Crowds

#machinelearning #datascience #python #beginners

16 min read

Mohammad-Idrees

Jan 22

Designing Systems by Questioning from First Principles

#architecture #beginners #interview #systemdesign

4 min read

Cover image for Logistic Regression: The Bouncer Who Gives Probability of Entry Instead of Just Yes/No

Sachin Kr. Rajput

Jan 22

Logistic Regression: The Bouncer Who Gives Probability of Entry Instead of Just Yes/No

#machinelearning #datascience #python #beginners

13 min read

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Sachin Kr. Rajput

Jan 22

Lasso Regression: The Brutal Manager Who Said 'Some of You Are Getting Fired' — And Actually Did It

#machinelearning #datascience #python #beginners

12 min read

Cover image for Ridge Regression: The Manager Who Said 'Everyone Gets a Small Piece' Instead of 'Winner Takes All'

Sachin Kr. Rajput

Jan 22

Ridge Regression: The Manager Who Said 'Everyone Gets a Small Piece' Instead of 'Winner Takes All'

#machinelearning #datascience #python #beginners

12 min read

Cover image for Elastic Net: The Mediator Who Said 'Let's Take the Best of Both Approaches'

Sachin Kr. Rajput

Jan 22

Elastic Net: The Mediator Who Said 'Let's Take the Best of Both Approaches'

#machinelearning #datascience #python #beginners

11 min read

Cover image for When Linear Regression Assumptions Are Violated: The Bridge Engineer Who Ignored the Cracks and Declared It Safe

Sachin Kr. Rajput

Jan 22

When Linear Regression Assumptions Are Violated: The Bridge Engineer Who Ignored the Cracks and Declared It Safe

#machinelearning #datascience #python #beginners

12 min read

Cover image for Contract Upgradeability: How to Build Protocols That Can Evolve Without Losing Trust

Ribhav

Feb 3

Contract Upgradeability: How to Build Protocols That Can Evolve Without Losing Trust

#crypto #blockchain #smartcontract #beginners

11 min read

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Jan 22

What Developers and Marketers Should Align On for ICDPA

#webdev #ai #programming #beginners

5 min read

Cover image for Building Agentbase: An Open Source RAG Platform with Next.js, FastAPI, and Agno

Harish Kotra (he/him)

Jan 22

Building Agentbase: An Open Source RAG Platform with Next.js, FastAPI, and Agno

#programming #ai #javascript #beginners

2 min read

Cover image for Moving From Prompting to Engineering

Jan 22

Moving From Prompting to Engineering

#programming #ai #beginners #tutorial

7 min read

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