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, cs, and programming, 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?"
12 posts
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Ideas
: "I need some unique ideas"
2 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "I need simple help with building a real estate tool"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/AskComputerScience
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Looking For
54 posts
#2
Struggling
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#3
Computer Science
: "Predictions about Computer Science"
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Cs
: "Predictions about computer science"
15 posts
#5
Programming
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Understand
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Book
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Software
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Learning
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#10
Education
: "CS degree"
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Products Discussed in r/AskComputerScience
Textbook
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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 5, 2026