r/computerscience is a subreddit with 513k 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
: "Best resources to learn math proofs for a Computer Science student?"
11 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Need Tools suggestions"
2 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Novel idea for compression"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/computerscience
#1
Looking For
65 posts
#2
Computer Science
: "What term would better fit Computer Science as a field of study?"
46 posts
#3
Looking For A
40 posts
#4
Looking For A Book
38 posts
#5
Looking For A Course
38 posts
#6
Struggling
24 posts
#7
Cs
6 posts
#8
Hate
6 posts
#9
Software
4 posts
#10
Looking For A Good
3 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
: "There no name for 2 bits. We have byte for 8, nibble for 4, bit for 1, but nothing for 2?"
15 posts
#2
Help
: "Distributed systems"
8 posts
#3
Advice
: "Is Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning still relevant?"
7 posts
#4
General
: "What are the limits of lock-free data-structures?"
7 posts
#5
Article
: "[Proyecto] Un enfoque de ingeniería espectral para la hipótesis de Riemann: Simulé un potencial cuántico autoadjunto hasta X_max = 10^9 para recuperar los ceros con una estabilidad de 10^-8. Texto completo y conjunto de datos publicados en Zenodo."
3 posts
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+58k members(12.7%)
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Last updated: July 12, 2026