r/coding
640k members
r/coding is a subreddit with 640k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses coding, ai, programming, struggling, and code, 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
Self-Promotion
: "Built an alternative to Windows Search: OmniSearch (open source, MSI available)"
3 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Your Database GUI Shouldn't Need an Account"
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Making Video Games in 2025 (without an engine)"
2 posts
#6
Money Talk
: "GitHub Copilot’s pricing is changing—here’s what it means for your projects"
2 posts
#7
Opportunities
: "Laid-Off Tech Workers Unite! Join a mass call with workers from Amazon and Washington Post Tech Guild."
1 post
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."
97 posts
#2
Ai
: "Ai Made My Team Write 21% More Code. The Review Queue Doubled."
61 posts
#3
Programming
: "I wrote a list of interesting Programming related Youtubers, tech talks, videos and podcasts - all on github"
31 posts
#4
Struggling
18 posts
#5
Code
: "AI Made My Team Write 21% More Code. The Review Queue Doubled."
18 posts
#6
Github
: "Supply-chain attack using invisible code hits Github and other repositories"
15 posts
#7
Python
: "Modern Python Tooling in 2026: uv, Ruff, pyproject.toml, and a Cleaner Workflow"
14 posts
#8
Open Source
: "Open-source Python roadmap repo with docs site & notebook support"
13 posts
#9
Development
: "Test Driven Development: Bad Example"
10 posts
#10
Security
: "Security Assessment of an IP Camera (with Python proof-of-concepts and Lua protocol dissector)"
9 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: June 25, 2026