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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 19 '25

🚀 Accelerating Cloud Applications with Redis and Cloud-Based Caching Techniques

#webdev #programming #beginners #devops

2 min read

Izeno

Jun 18 '25

I Built a Simple Budgeting App Called Budget Buddy

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

1 min read

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Jun 19 '25

Vibe coding is destroying architecture: the silent rot in our AI-built systems

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

28 min read

Jo

May 16 '25

Project 1: Horizontally scrolling cards with JavaScript

#beginners #learning #javascript

5 min read

May 16 '25

Day 23/ 30 Days of Linux Mastery: 'tar' Command

#redhat #cloudwhistler #basic #beginners

3 min read

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Developer Harsh for Composio

Jun 25 '25

I finally figured out how to get the best out of MCP Servers as an AI Developer

#mcp #ai #python #beginners

9 min read

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May 16 '25

Inside the UDP Protocol: Anatomy, Features, and "Non-Services"

#networking #udp #packets #beginners

3 min read

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May 21 '25

The One Thing Nobody Tells You About Learning to Code

#programming #beginners

5 min read

Aleksei Aleinikov

May 17 '25

🛑 The “Stop Button” for Async JavaScript in 2025

#javascript #webdev #programming #beginners

1 min read

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Vigneshwaran Vijayakumar for Excel24x7

May 21 '25

How to Merge & Combine Columns without Losing Data in Excel?

#excel #office #windows #beginners

4 min read

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Jun 19 '25

The Hidden Power of Redis: Fast, Flexible, and Freakishly Simple

#webdev #programming #beginners #ai

45 min read

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Jun 19 '25

Ditched Terraform for OpenTofu. Why Devs Everywhere Are Making the Same Move (cheatsheet included)

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

32 min read

Alex Aslam

Jun 19 '25

When to Switch from CRUD to Events: The Tipping Point

#webdev #programming #rails #beginners

2 min read

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Jun 19 '25

The Perfect Dev Life Is a Fantasy, and It’s Holding You Back

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

25 min read

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Jun 19 '25

Brains. Bugs. Dopamine. how to trick yourself into loving code again

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

38 min read

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