r/cpp is a subreddit with 356k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses c++, performance, library, reflection, and cpp, and they frequently recommend/review ide or text editor, ide for linux, and ui framework.
Discussions, articles and news about the C++ programming language or programming in C++.
Popular Themes in r/cpp
#1
Solution Requests
: "VSCode extension that integrates cppreference docs into editor/LSP"
2 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Baseline C++ Habits to Always Follow?"
2 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Can I rant for a minute."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/cpp
#1
C++
: "C++26 is done! ISO C++ standards meeting, Trip Report"
261 posts
#2
Performance
: "What makes a game tick? Special Issue - Buffy the Performance Slayer · Mathieu Ropert"
22 posts
#3
Library
: "cvl: A C++26 Library for mutating consteval state"
17 posts
#4
Reflection
: "cost of enum-to-string: C++26 Reflection vs the old ways"
13 posts
#5
Cpp
: "reflect-Cpp v0.25.0 is released - includes support for CLI parsing, boost-serialization, cereal, yas"
13 posts
#6
Annoying
12 posts
#7
Build
: "MSVC Build Tools Preview updates - June 2026 - C++ Team Blog"
9 posts
#8
Python
6 posts
#9
Tired
5 posts
#10
Boost
: "Boost 1.91 Released: New Decimal Library, SIMD UUID, Redis Sentinel, C++26 Reflection in PFR"
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/cpp
Ide Or Text Editor
54 reviews
#1
Microsoft
4.3★ from 13 reviews
#2
JetBrains
4.3★ from 12 reviews
#3
Vim
4.2★ from 5 reviews
Ide For Linux
37 reviews
#1
JetBrains
4.5★ from 13 reviews
#2
Microsoft
3.9★ from 10 reviews
#3
Qt
4.3★ from 4 reviews
Ui Framework
12 reviews
#1
NAppGUI
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Dear ImGUI
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
HikoGUI
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/cpp
#1
CppCast
: "CppCast Looking for Guests"
2 posts
#2
YAY!!!
: "Announcement: cppreference.com update"
1 post
#3
CppCon
: "[CppCon] How C++ Finally Beats Rust at JSON Serialization - Daniel Lemire & Francisco Geiman Thiesen"
1 post
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Yearly
+37k members(11.6%)
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Last updated: June 15, 2026