r/computerscience is a subreddit with 516k 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
: "What book, lecture, or resource genuinely changed how you think about computing?"
16 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Gift idea for computer science bf"
1 post
#3
Self-Promotion
: "I am building a Brain Computer Interface Robotic Hand Simulation"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/computerscience
#1
Looking For
65 posts
#2
Computer Science
: "Computer Science in 4th place"
48 posts
#3
Looking For A
40 posts
#4
Looking For A Book
38 posts
#5
Looking For A Course
38 posts
#6
Struggling
13 posts
#7
Looking For A Good
3 posts
#8
Looking For A History
3 posts
#9
Hate
3 posts
#10
Hard Time
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
: "How much impact do you think these two geniuses would have had on the Digital Revolution if they were still alive in the 1980s?"
30 posts
#2
Advice
: "Gift idea for computer science bf"
27 posts
#3
General
: "I was taught nothing about APIs"
18 posts
#4
Help
: "Forgetting what you study"
16 posts
#5
Article
: "Multi-agentic Software Development is a Distributed Systems Problem (AGI can't save you)"
13 posts
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Yearly
+57k members(12.4%)
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Last updated: August 6, 2026