r/SoftwareEngineering

175k members
r/SoftwareEngineering is a subreddit with 175k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses testing, programming, and worst, and they frequently recommend/review ui framework, backend framework, and ergonomic keyboard.

Popular Themes in r/SoftwareEngineering

#1
Advice Requests
: "Advice needed"
6 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Software Testing"
2 posts

Popular Topics in r/SoftwareEngineering

#1

Testing

: "Software Testing"
2 posts
#2

Programming

: "Extreme Programming 1999->2026"
2 posts
#3

Worst

1 post

Products Discussed in r/SoftwareEngineering

Ui Framework

5 reviews
#1
WPF
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
ASP.NET
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
PySide
4.0★ from 1 review
#1
Spring Boot
4.0★ from 1 review

Member Growth in r/SoftwareEngineering

Yearly
+19k members(12.0%)

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Last updated: October 22, 2026