r/AskComputerScience is a subreddit with 158k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for, struggling, programming, computer science, and cs, and they frequently recommend/review textbook, learning resources, and math books.
Ask Computer Science Questions And Get Answers! This subreddit is intended for questions about topics that might be taught by a computer science department at a university.
Popular Themes in r/AskComputerScience
#1
Advice Requests
: "I need help translating this flyer!"
5 posts
Popular Topics in r/AskComputerScience
#1
Looking For
49 posts
#2
Struggling
34 posts
#3
Programming
15 posts
#4
Computer Science
: "A skill recommended for Computer Science students"
15 posts
#5
Cs
: "Cs specialized in Cybersec or Computer Engineering"
14 posts
#6
Understand
13 posts
#7
Book
8 posts
#8
Software
8 posts
#9
Ai
: "ELI5: Why does Ai need terabytes of data from millions of books, articles to get 'PhD levels of intelligence' when human PhDs don't?"
7 posts
#10
Learning
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/AskComputerScience
Textbook
4 reviews
#1
Epp
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
CLRS
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
University of Michigan
5.0★ from 1 review
Learning Resources
2 reviews
#1
Nand2Tetris
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Math Books
2 reviews
#1
Rosen
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
A Beginner's Guide to Discrete Mathematics
3.0★ from 1 review
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Last updated: November 9, 2026