r/computerscience is a subreddit with 517k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for, computer science, looking for a, looking for a book, and looking for a course, and they frequently recommend/review programming languages and java ide.
A place to discuss the academic field of computer science, including research, computing theory, and the theory behind software engineering/programming (e.g. language design).
Popular Themes in r/computerscience
#1
Advice Requests
: "Gift idea for computer science bf"
25 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "How to fix this in logisim evolution?"
3 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "The creation of PING"
2 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Struggling to build simple NFA to recognize my name among a substring"
1 post
#5
Ideas
: "Is OOP cache unfriendly by design or is the real problem just how we use heap memory?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/computerscience
#1
Looking For
64 posts
#2
Computer Science
: "Computer Science in 4th place"
44 posts
#3
Looking For A
40 posts
#4
Looking For A Book
38 posts
#5
Looking For A Course
38 posts
#6
Computer
: "This device is a Torpedo Data Computer (TDC), a mechanical analog Computer used aboard US Navy submarines during World War II, It calculated real time firing solutions for torpedoes by solving complex trigonometric problems using gears and cams long before electronic chips"
5 posts
#7
Software
4 posts
#8
Programming Language
4 posts
#9
Learning
4 posts
#10
Algorithm
: "What does "Design an Algorithm before starting to create your program" mean?"
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/computerscience
Programming Languages
33 reviews
#1
Python
4.4★ from 9 reviews
#2
JavaScript
4.2★ from 5 reviews
#3
Java
4.0★ from 5 reviews
Java Ide
4 reviews
#1
IntelliJ IDEA
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
NetBeans
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/computerscience
#1
Discussion
: "How much impact do you think these two geniuses would have had on the Digital Revolution if they were still alive in the 1980s?"
35 posts
#2
Advice
: "Gift idea for computer science bf"
29 posts
#3
General
: "How would these three scientists react to LLMs today? Do you think they could still improve it if they were given years of modern education?"
21 posts
#4
Help
: "Forgetting what you study"
15 posts
#5
Article
: "Multi-agentic Software Development is a Distributed Systems Problem (AGI can't save you)"
12 posts
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Last updated: August 16, 2026