don't bite the newbie

phrase

Be patient and friendly toward people who are learning a new technology.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. Be patient and friendly toward people who are learning a new technology.

    JavaScript experts, please don't bite the newbies.

    2009, Cody Lindley, jQuery Cookbook, O'Reilly Media, page 88
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APA

don't bite the newbie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20bite%20the%20newbie

MLA

“don't bite the newbie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20bite%20the%20newbie. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “don't bite the newbie,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20bite%20the%20newbie.

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