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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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Jack

Apr 20

How to Debug Webhooks Without Losing Your Mind

#webdev #api #tutorial #beginners

4 min read

Oğuzhan

Apr 20

I Built a Free Interactive Simulation Lab for Students & Teachers — No Sign-Up, No Downloads

#education #webdev #opensource #beginners

3 min read

Safiullah Korai

May 3

Where to Write as a Developer: A Calm Guide to Choosing Your First Platform

#webdev #writing #career #beginners

5 min read

Dani Sam

Apr 20

My load balancer worked. That's what made me uncomfortable.

#go #programming #beginners #career

2 min read

Winfred

Apr 20

Here is Why ‘it works on My Machine’ Is a Communication Bug, not a Code Bug.

#beginners #css #tutorial #webdev

1 min read

Apr 21

Array Search methods

#beginners #javascript #programming #tutorial

3 min read

Apr 20

How I Fixed Jenkins Built-In Node Offline Issue on EC2

#jenkins #devops #aws #beginners

3 min read

Big Mazzy

Apr 20

How to Secure Your Linux Server: A Practical Checklist

#linux #devops #tutorial #beginners

5 min read

Neeraj Kumar Singh Beshane

Apr 20

The DevOps Engineer's AI Landscape: AIOps, Self-Healing, and What's Actually Production-Ready

#devops #aiops #beginners #career

6 min read

Apr 24

JavaScript Closures Explained: Why Your Functions Remember Everything

#beginners #javascript #programming #tutorial

1 min read

Elizabeth Omito

Apr 20

From Click to Connection: The Hidden Journey of Internet Data

#webdev #programming #beginners

5 min read

Alexandre Vazquez

Apr 20

XSLT for beginners: your first transformation

#beginners #data #programming #tutorial

2 min read

arnostorg

Apr 20

Copy Files in PowerShell: Copy-Item with Safety

#powershell #windows #scripting #beginners

2 min read

lu1tr0n

Apr 20

Anthropic Cybersecurity Skills: 754 playbooks de seguridad para agentes IA

#programming #tutorial #webdev #beginners

9 min read

Apr 20

🧠 How to Use ChatGPT Effectively (Get Better, More Accurate Answers)

#productivity #tutorial #beginners #ai

2 min read

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