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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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Apr 15

Dependency: That One Line in build.gradle You Copy Without Thinking? Let's Actually Understand It.

#android #kotlin #beginners #gradle

5 min read

Zaphod Dev

Apr 16

Python virtual env cheat sheet

#python #cheatsheet #pip #beginners

1 min read

Sharique Siddiqui

Apr 16

Arrays and Strings: Understanding the Basics

#javascript #beginners #webdev #frontend

3 min read

Apr 15

"GitHub Copilot vs Claude vs ChatGPT — Which Helps You Code Faster?"

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

8 min read

William Andrews

Apr 15

Regex cheat sheet for developers — patterns you'll actually use

#javascript #webdev #beginners #regex

5 min read

arnostorg

Apr 16

Move and Rename Files in PowerShell: Move-Item Explained

#powershell #windows #scripting #beginners

2 min read

Apr 16

Intro to React: Why Everyone’s Switching (And Why You Might Too)

#react #webdev #programming #beginners

8 min read

Lex

Apr 16

I got tired of not understanding my CTO, so I built a game to learn tech jargon.

#beginners #devops #react #ai

2 min read

Apr 16

Brand Relationship Management at Scale: Our 4-Touch Outreach System for 200+ Brands

#business #marketing #startup #beginners

5 min read

Kavitha

Apr 16

Callback Functions in JavaScript

#beginners #javascript #programming #tutorial

2 min read

SIYAMALA G

Apr 16

CALLBACK FUNCTION- EXAMPLES

#tutorial #beginners #javascript #programming

1 min read

Apr 15

What is LLM Orchestration and How AI Gateways Enable It

#ai #productivity #beginners #devops

5 min read

Big Mazzy

Apr 15

Troubleshooting High CPU and Memory Usage on Linux

#linux #devops #tutorial #beginners

7 min read

Vitoshi for null limit

Apr 15

We Built an AI Trading Bot in 2 Weeks — Here's What Actually Happened

#ai #webdev #beginners #automation

6 min read

Kanishka Shrivastava

Apr 15

#beginners #sql #machinelearning #100daysofcode

#beginners #database #machinelearning #sql

2 min read

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