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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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Emmanuel Nathaniel Agyekum-Asante

Mar 6

From Circuits to Cloud: Why an Electrical Engineering Student is Joining GEAR 2026

#googlecloud #beginners #ai

1 min read

Mar 5

I built a free online word game with 120 stories, daily challenges and leaderboards

#showdev #webdev #javascript #beginners

1 min read

Mar 5

I Built a CIS Benchmark Compliance Checker That Works on Both macOS and Linux

#cybersecurity #python #security #beginners

2 min read

Mar 6

TreeSet in Java

#beginners #computerscience #java #tutorial

2 min read

Jonasz Jozwicki

Mar 5

Docker Finally Clicked When I Understood This One Thing

#docker #devops #beginners #tutorial

3 min read

Shahrouz Nikseresht

Mar 5

Python Tuples Explained Simply (Immutable Sequences)

#python #beginners #tutorial #programming

2 min read

Mar 6

Linux Permissions

#beginners #linux #security #tutorial

3 min read

Mar 6

Constructors in Inheritance

#beginners #java #programming #tutorial

1 min read

Deepika K

Mar 5

Is JAVA 100% Object Oriented Programming Language?

#beginners #computerscience #java #programming

1 min read

Joseleno

Mar 5

Seu código C# funciona? Parabéns. Agora vamos falar sobre produção.

#csharp #dotnet #cleancode #beginners

4 min read

Deepika K

Mar 5

Is JAVA 100% Object Oriented Programming Language?

#beginners #computerscience #java #programming

1 min read

Mar 5

The US Government's Secret Weapon: Free Vehicle Data with Zero Authentication

#ai #startup #productivity #beginners

3 min read

Ben Link

Mar 5

The Adventures of Blink S5e1: Kicking off the Build

#buildinpublic #python #programming #beginners

1 min read

Mar 5

If You Can't Explain It to a Six-Year-Old, You Don't Understand It

#machinelearning #python #deeplearning #beginners

5 min read

maryam Adel | مريم عادل

Mar 6

🧮 My First Python Calculator 💻🐍

#python #beginners #coding

1 min read

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