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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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Jasanup Singh Randhawa

Mar 3

The New Software Engineering Skill Nobody Is Talking About: Prompt Engineering for Code

#ai #programming #productivity #beginners

4 min read

DevUnionX

Mar 2

5 Things AI Can't Do, Even in Css Modules

#css #webdev #programming #beginners

17 min read

Alexander Wondwossen

Mar 3

I Built an AI Integration Hub at 13 — Here's What I Learned

#typescript #ai #opensource #beginners

4 min read

Mar 2

Testing AI-Generated Android Apps: A Pragmatic Strategy

#android #kotlin #testing #beginners

5 min read

DavidAI311

Mar 2

The Stable Diffusion Dictionary: Every Term You'll Hit in Your First Month

#stablediffusion #comfyui #ai #beginners

14 min read

Mueni

Mar 3

Ch 3: Creating a Postgres Database with Aiven

#beginners #database #postgres #tutorial

1 min read

Mar 3

Does the IPO (Input-Process-Output) model cover everything in software logic?

#programming #beginners #python #architecture

1 min read

Mar 3

Software Testing Technique

#beginners #softwareengineering #testing #tutorial

3 min read

kalaiyarasi janakiraman

Mar 3

MANUAL TESTING TECHNIQUES

#beginners #softwaredevelopment #softwareengineering #testing

5 min read

Mar 2

Why Selenium Gets Detected? How to Hide the Fact of Browser Automation

#ai #programming #beginners #python

6 min read

Mar 3

Stop Writing useEffect Wrong: The Mental Model That Changes Everything

#react #javascript #webdev #beginners

4 min read

Gayathri N

Mar 3

A Practical Guide to Manual Testing Techniques and Their Future

#beginners #softwareengineering #testing #tutorial

4 min read

Mar 2

SQL Joins and Window Functions

#sql #beginners #database #dataanlysis

10 min read

Arun Krish

Mar 3

Advice needed!

#discuss #developer #beginners #career

1 min read

Mar 3

I shipped my first SaaS in a day — here's the stack, the costs, and what I learned

#webdev #ai #beginners #startup

2 min read

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