r/AskProgramming is a subreddit with 236k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and ideas, and the community frequently discusses looking for a tool, looking for a way, struggling, programming, and coding, and they frequently recommend/review python ide, programming languages, and coding language.
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Popular Themes in r/AskProgramming
#1
Advice Requests
: "Hey everyone! We’re a group of CS students working on our final year project and would really appreciate some advice from people who have experience in UI/UX, web development, or research."
7 posts
#2
Ideas
: "Binary Manipulation Engine - Needing Suggestions."
4 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Unable to integrate Meta Ads into my iOS game developed in Unity!"
2 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "how to turn tech/programming conference/summit into a career opportunity? am i too ambitious????"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/AskProgramming
#1
Looking For A Tool
57 posts
#2
Looking For A Way
44 posts
#3
Struggling
23 posts
#4
Programming
21 posts
#5
Coding
6 posts
#6
Python
6 posts
#7
Development
5 posts
#8
Looking For A Specific
4 posts
#9
Annoying
3 posts
#10
Looking For A Solution
3 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
: "I had Claude decompile our own app and it found API keys we thought we’d removed."
15 posts
#2
Career/Edu
: "How do you deal with being completely lost when joining an existing project?"
8 posts
#3
C/C++
: "What programming language would you recommend for making a 2D animation program?"
4 posts
#4
Architecture
: "How do you approach understanding and modifying a large open-source codebase?"
2 posts
#5
Python
: "Why has Python dropped so much in the latest TIOBE Index?"
2 posts
#6
C#
: "Binary Manipulation Engine - Needing Suggestions."
2 posts
#7
Algorithms
: "How do I get better at algorithm design and decomposition?"
1 post
#8
Java
: "How do you cope up with jars 😭"
1 post
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Last updated: October 15, 2026