/r/AskProgramming/

r/AskProgramming

227k members
r/AskProgramming is a subreddit with 227k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses programming, looking for a tool, coding, looking for a way, and development, and they frequently recommend/review python ide, programming languages, and coding language.
Ask questions about programming.

Popular Themes in r/AskProgramming

#1
Advice Requests
: "My daugther 17 is choosing a college, she shows interest in programming and also biology. Is there a career that includes both and might offer good chances of employment? Or is it better to just choose a CS degree.Thanks"
17 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Website Designing"
3 posts

Popular Topics in r/AskProgramming

#1

Programming

: "What Programming habit changed the way you write code over time?"
114 posts
#2

Looking For A Tool

63 posts
#3

Coding

: "What's a Coding habit you picked up early that you now realize was terrible?"
57 posts
#4

Looking For A Way

49 posts
#5

Development

: "If you were starting from scratch today, what programming language would you learn first for future web/API Development?"
40 posts
#6

Ai

30 posts
#7

Learning

: "Do you do something to improve/learn after work? If yes then what?"
26 posts
#8

Struggling

24 posts
#9

Python

: "If I’m strong in VB (intermediate), how hard is it to learn C++ or Python?"
20 posts
#10

Career

: "My daugther 17 is choosing a college, she shows interest in programming and also biology. Is there a Career that includes both and might offer good chances of employment? Or is it better to just choose a CS degree.Thanks"
13 posts

Products Discussed in r/AskProgramming

Python Ide

43 reviews
#1
JetBrains
4.5 from 27 reviews
#2
Microsoft
4.2 from 10 reviews
#3
PyDroid 3
4.0 from 1 review
#1
C#
3.5 from 2 reviews
#2
Other Languages
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Pharo Smalltalk
2.0 from 1 review

Coding Language

17 reviews
#1
Python
4.4 from 5 reviews
#2
Twine
4.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Go
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/AskProgramming

#1
Other
: "Why do some people write redundant if statements to return a boolean?"
48 posts
#2
Career/Edu
: "What do you expect a junior dev to know before entering the workplace?"
25 posts
#3
Architecture
: "Why are so few interested in parsimony?"
6 posts
#4
Java
: "Just posted my first project ever on LinkedIn and feel so embarrassed!"
6 posts
#5
C/C++
: "Why was type mismatch for C printf() UB for a long time before it become a static compiler error?"
5 posts
#6
Algorithms
: "What algorithm is surprisingly new?"
4 posts
#7
Databases
: "Frontend polling + heavy SQL joins = deadlocks. Looking for architecture advice"
4 posts
#8
Python
: "How to add callback for axes scale change in matplotlib?"
2 posts
#9
HTML/CSS
: "Why can I load files using HTML but not javascript?"
2 posts
#10
C#
: "Creative development projects advice"
2 posts

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Yearly
+45k members(24.7%)

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Last updated: June 30, 2026