r/AskProgramming is a subreddit with 233k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses looking for a tool, looking for a way, struggling, programming, and tools, and they frequently recommend/review python ide, programming languages, and coding language.
Ask questions about programming.
Popular Themes in r/AskProgramming
#1
Advice Requests
: "What's one programming concept that completely changed the way you write code?"
7 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I hate web dev, am I doomed?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/AskProgramming
#1
Looking For A Tool
60 posts
#2
Looking For A Way
47 posts
#3
Struggling
24 posts
#4
Programming
21 posts
#5
Tools
7 posts
#6
Development
: "Game Development question regarding overlapping hurtboxes"
7 posts
#7
Coding
6 posts
#8
Python
6 posts
#9
Looking For A Specific
4 posts
#10
Looking For A Job
4 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
Programming Languages
18 reviews
#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
: "Can ICANN shut down the entire internet if they wanted to?"
44 posts
#2
Career/Edu
: "Is the job market really as dreadful as it seems?"
27 posts
#3
Python
: "Why does Python feel harder after C++ and Java?"
11 posts
#4
Architecture
: "I didn't realize how little I'd actually learned until AI wasn't available"
9 posts
#5
Algorithms
: "my 71 year old mother started learning to code six months after me and is now significantly ahead"
7 posts
#6
Databases
: "What actually is a database?"
6 posts
#7
C/C++
: "Assembly or C/C++ for RE"
3 posts
#8
Javascript
: "Seemingly not possible to ask our clients about their issues with my webapp?"
2 posts
#9
Java
: "How to deal with class explosion when growing in multiple dimensions?"
2 posts
#10
C#
: "Is C# a good first language as an absolute beginner?"
2 posts
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Last updated: September 4, 2026