r/AskComputerScience is a subreddit with 156k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and ideas, and the community frequently discusses looking for, struggling, computer science, programming, 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
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Advice Requests
: "Any books similar to SICP Chapter 5?"
11 posts
#2
Ideas
: "New Fields under CS?"
2 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "I need simple help with building a real estate tool"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/AskComputerScience
#1
Looking For
49 posts
#2
Struggling
34 posts
#3
Computer Science
: "Predictions about Computer Science"
18 posts
#4
Programming
: "Transfer Student struggling with java"
16 posts
#5
Cs
: "Predictions about computer science"
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#6
Understand
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#7
Book
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Software
8 posts
#9
Learning
6 posts
#10
Education
: "CS degree"
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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: September 10, 2026