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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.

If you're writing for this tag, we recommend you read this article.

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Anna Villarreal

Sep 6

Remembering Why We Code: Dropping AI for Fundamental Learning

#learning #beginners #programming #java

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3 min read

Harun - solo dev

Sep 6

I Tried Selling a Website to a Local Business at 12. Here's What Happened.

#webdev #beginners #buildinpublic #entrepreneurship

4 min read

Sep 7

Time Management in Tech: The Economics of Opportunity, Priority, Need, Desire, and Ability

#productivity #learning #resources #beginners

7 min read

nari418

Sep 7

Linux Is Apparently Getting More Popular. One Month Later, I Had Installed Arch Eight Times.

#linux #archlinux #hyprland #beginners

9 min read

xiaobei

Sep 7

Safe AI Bug Fixes That Preserve Working Code

#ai #claude #productivity #beginners

11 min read

muh_fahmi

Sep 7

The history of computers

#computer #history #beginners

5 min read

Sep 6

Neural Networks: Weights, Activation, and Backpropagation

#machinelearning #beginners #deeplearning #pytorch

5 min read

Sep 7

With AI, The Real Edge Is Knowing What to Build

#coding #beginners #ai #programming

2 min read

deepak_dev

Sep 6

I Replaced a $40/mo PDF API with 200 Lines of Web Worker Code — Here's the Offline Invoice Tool I Built

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

5 min read

Mohammed Faizan Ahmed

Sep 6

I built a free responsive tester because DevTools only shows one device at a time

#showdev #webdev #css #beginners

2 min read

Kehinde Owolabi

Sep 7

🗺️ The Complete Limn Engine Learning Roadmap: From Zero to Game Developer

#javascript #beginners #learning #tutorial

13 min read

Sep 6

What it really takes to publish a browser extension

#chrome #webdev #javascript #beginners

21 min read

Sep 6

From Messy CSV to Clean Dashboard: What I Learned Building My First Power BI + Google Analytics Dashboard (Part 1)

#data #powerplatform #ai #beginners

5 min read

Sep 6

btoa('café') gives you the wrong bytes, and nothing tells you

#javascript #webdev #beginners #programming

4 min read

Sep 6

Why %20 Keeps Appearing in Your URLs: A Practical Guide to URL Encoding

#webdev #tutorial #javascript #beginners

4 min read

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