r/computerscience is a subreddit with 523k 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
: "question about RAM"
10 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Looking for specific API"
7 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "When I was little I liked computers cause it was the closest thing to magic now it’s all V I b e coding and I hate it about to gratuate"
2 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I am building a Brain Computer Interface Robotic Hand Simulation"
2 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "Open to work or help anyone to build a startup."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/computerscience
#1
Looking For
64 posts
#2
Computer Science
: "Best and cheapest path to a Bach in Computer Science"
49 posts
#3
Looking For A
40 posts
#4
Looking For A Book
38 posts
#5
Looking For A Course
38 posts
#6
Software
: "The theoretical collapse of the Software CAPTCHA is actually kinda depressing"
6 posts
#7
Programming
: "procedural Programming, object oriented Programming and functional Programming"
6 posts
#8
Computer
: "When I was little I liked Computers cause it was the closest thing to magic now it’s all V I b e coding and I hate it about to gratuate"
6 posts
#9
Language
: "Theory of computation: Proof that a Language is context free"
5 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
Help
: "Is this guy actually saying anything or just spouting 1s and 0s?"
27 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Computer Science in 4th place"
23 posts
#3
Advice
: "I have a question about file compression"
21 posts
#4
General
: "The creation of TRACEROUTE"
18 posts
#5
Article
: "Interesting interview with Zuck from 2004"
11 posts
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Yearly
+55k members(11.7%)
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Last updated: October 6, 2026