r/AskProgramming is a subreddit with 234k members. 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, and the most common flair used is other, career/edu, python, architecture, and c/c++.
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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
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
: "If you had to pick a scripting language to use for the rest of your life, what would it be?"
35 posts
#2
Career/Edu
: "Is the job market really as dreadful as it seems?"
16 posts
#3
Python
: "At what point do you stop building it yourself and just pay for the tool?"
12 posts
#4
Architecture
: "Is it bad to use an already-existing file extension when designing project files?"
6 posts
#5
C/C++
: "Assembly or C/C++ for RE"
5 posts
#6
Algorithms
: "my 71 year old mother started learning to code six months after me and is now significantly ahead"
2 posts
#7
C#
: "Is C# a good first language as an absolute beginner?"
2 posts
#8
Javascript
: "Seemingly not possible to ask our clients about their issues with my webapp?"
1 post
#9
Databases
: "database project with ruby/python"
1 post
#10
HTML/CSS
: "Starting Html/CSS/JS"
1 post
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Last updated: September 11, 2026