r/coding
643k members
r/coding is a subreddit with 643k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses coding, ai, python, code, and tool, and they frequently recommend/review backend framework, ide, and ai tool.
Fuck /u/spez.
Popular Themes in r/coding
#1
Solution Requests
: "Open source alternative to Tailscale"
14 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "JPEG compression deep dive"
9 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Building a small IDE for a custom programming language"
6 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I made SOAR – a Python automation/runtime tool for organizing and running scripts (feedback wanted)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/coding
#1
Coding
: "AI Coding is addictive. Engineers are paying the price."
41 posts
#2
Ai
: "Code mAintAinability plummets in the Ai coding era"
21 posts
#3
Python
: "Some Python Features We Almost Got but Never Did"
13 posts
#4
Code
: "Code maintainability plummets in the AI coding era"
12 posts
#5
Tool
: "For every $1 spent on AI coding Tools, only $0.18 reaches production. Analyzed 1M+ PRs to find where the rest goes."
9 posts
#6
Tired
7 posts
#7
Annoying
6 posts
#8
Worst
6 posts
#9
Open Source
: "Neutralinojs v6.8 released"
6 posts
#10
Struggling
5 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
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Yearly
+32k members(5.2%)
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Last updated: August 1, 2026