r/ExperiencedDevs is a subreddit with 417k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses struggling, struggle, looking for, career, and tired, and they frequently recommend/review project management software, management software, and ide.
For experienced developers. This community should be specialized subreddit facilitating discussion amongst individuals who have gained some ground in the software engineering world.
Any posts or comments that are made by inexperienced individuals (outside of the weekly Ask thread) should be reported.
Anything not specifically related to development or career advice that is _specific_ to Experienced Developers belongs elsewhere. Try /r/work, /r/AskHR, /r/careerguidance, or /r/OfficePolitics.
Popular Themes in r/ExperiencedDevs
#1
Advice Requests
: "How are you dealing with "the programming language doesn't matter" argument?"
2 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Experienced Devs Weekly Burnout and Venting Thread: A weekly thread for sharing experiences"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/ExperiencedDevs
#1
Struggling
37 posts
#2
Struggle
26 posts
#3
Looking For
11 posts
#4
Career
10 posts
#5
Tired
9 posts
#6
Team
8 posts
#7
Hard Time
5 posts
#8
Job
5 posts
#9
Worst
5 posts
#10
Management
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/ExperiencedDevs
Project Management Software
4 reviews
#1
Sodelic
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Linear
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
JIRA
4.0★ from 1 review
Management Software
3 reviews
#1
Sodelic
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Sparx Systems
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Linear
4.0★ from 1 review
Ide
2 reviews
#1
JetBrains
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Microsoft
3.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/ExperiencedDevs
#1
Career/Workplace
: "[ Removed by moderator ]"
10 posts
#2
Technical question
: "How are you dealing with "the programming language doesn't matter" argument?"
3 posts
#3
AI/LLM
: "[ Removed by moderator ]"
2 posts
#4
Meta
: "[ Removed by moderator ]"
1 post
#5
Big Tech
: "[ Removed by moderator ]"
1 post
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Yearly
+96k members(30.0%)
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Last updated: September 22, 2026