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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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#productivity #startup #psychology #beginners

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How I stopped wasting hours picking a tech stack and just built a tool to do it for me

#webdev #productivity #programming #beginners

1 min read

DataDriven

May 14

DSA Is Dying in DE Interviews. Nobody Agrees on What's Next.

#dataengineering #interview #career #beginners

7 min read

Sayista Yazdani

May 14

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#webdev #productivity #programming #beginners

2 min read

Tyler Hu

May 15

My first Post of Kaggle

#ai #beginners #learning

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RAG - Sliding Window, Token Based Chunking and PDF Chunking Packages

#ai #beginners #rag

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May 14

What is HTTPS and Why Does Your Website Need It

#beginners #security #web #webdev

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#postgres #devops #indiehackers #beginners

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#beginners #codenewbie #python #tutorial

3 min read

sheema

May 14

Day 6: Functions, While Loops, and the Reeborg Maze 🤖🐍

#beginners #codenewbie #devjournal #python

2 min read

Artyom Rabzonov

May 14

What is MCP (Model Context Protocol)? A 2026 Primer

#ai #webdev #beginners

2 min read

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May 15

How I turned a Rust book into a multilingual, interactive learning platform

#rust #education #opensource #beginners

1 min read

D. Ceabron Williams

May 14

How to Verify AI-Generated Content (A Librarian's Framework)

#informationliteracy #ai #beginners #webdev

5 min read

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Vinayagam

May 15

React Hooks Explained: useReducer and useMemo for Beginners

#beginners #react #tutorial #javascript

2 min read

May 14

Converting JSON to CSV: How to Flatten Nested Data for Spreadsheets

#javascript #webdev #beginners #tools

4 min read

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