r/coding
641k members
r/coding is a subreddit with 641k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses coding, ai, programming, python, and open source, and they frequently recommend/review backend framework, ide, and ai tool.
Fuck /u/spez.
Popular Themes in r/coding
#1
Solution Requests
: "nobody asked but I organized national FBI crime data into a searchable site (My first real website)"
8 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "I wrote a list of interesting programming related Youtubers, tech talks, videos and podcasts - all on github"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Laid-Off Tech Workers Unite! Join a mass call with workers from Amazon and Washington Post Tech Guild."
2 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "GitHub Copilot’s pricing is changing—here’s what it means for your projects"
2 posts
#5
Self-Promotion
: "I built an open-source Windows desktop overlay engine for animated mascots, sprites, GIFs, and HUD-style overlays"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/coding
#1
Coding
: "For every $1 spent on AI Coding tools, only $0.18 reaches production. Analyzed 1M+ PRs to find where the rest goes."
86 posts
#2
Ai
: "Starting with Ai makes thorough thinking surprisingly hard"
62 posts
#3
Programming
: "I wrote a list of interesting Programming related Youtubers, tech talks, videos and podcasts - all on github"
22 posts
#4
Python
: "Modern Python Tooling in 2026: uv, Ruff, pyproject.toml, and a Cleaner Workflow"
14 posts
#5
Open Source
: "Open-source Python roadmap repo with docs site & notebook support"
13 posts
#6
Development
: "Test Driven Development: Bad Example"
11 posts
#7
Code
: "Generating Code Faster Is Only Valuable If You Can Validate Every Change With Confidence"
11 posts
#8
Github
: "TanStack supply chain attack and 8 Github Actions vulnerabilities we found across 20 repos"
11 posts
#9
Tired
7 posts
#10
Web
: "The Complete Guide to React Native Build Optimization"
7 posts
Products Discussed in r/coding
Backend Framework
5 reviews
#1
ExpressJS
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Fastify
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
NestJS
4.0★ from 1 review
Ide
1 review
#1
Haystack Editor
5.0★ from 1 review
Ai Tool
1 review
#1
Codium-AI
5.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/coding
Yearly
+31k members(5.1%)
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Last updated: July 3, 2026