/r/AskComputerScience/

r/AskComputerScience

156k members
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

#1
Advice Requests
: "Any books similar to SICP Chapter 5?"
12 posts
#2
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

#1

Looking For

54 posts
#2

Struggling

34 posts
#3

Computer Science

: "Predictions about Computer Science"
18 posts
#4

Cs

: "Predictions about computer science"
15 posts
#5

Programming

15 posts
#6

Understand

13 posts
#7

Book

8 posts
#8

Software

8 posts
#9

Learning

6 posts
#10

Education

: "CS degree"
5 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
#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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Yearly
+13k members(9.3%)

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Last updated: September 5, 2026