r/cpp is a subreddit with 364k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses c++, annoying, tired, hate, and programming, 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
: "Looking for assistance on my C++ EXIF Reader Library!"
3 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Learning roadmap to become a systems programmer capable of building databases, HTTP servers, OSes, and distributed systems"
3 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Macrame: a C++ concurrency library with structural safety that derives parallelism from declared data access"
3 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Looking for C++ and Qt contributors for WinSQLite-Editor, a lightweight SQLite manager"
3 posts
#5
Self-Promotion
: "Open-sourcing AXHook: A battle-tested COM surrogate and 32/64-bit bridging framework from the enterprise trenches"
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/cpp
#1
C++
: "C++26: std::inplace_vector"
32 posts
#2
Annoying
12 posts
#3
Tired
5 posts
#4
Hate
4 posts
#5
Programming
3 posts
#6
Programming Language
2 posts
#7
Language
2 posts
#8
C++ Conferences
: "Latest News From Upcoming C++ Conferences (2026-08-25)"
2 posts
#9
C++ Language Server
: "a new C++ language server that handles templates, header contexts, and C++20 modules differently"
2 posts
#10
C++20
: "I’ve been working on a new C++ language server that handles templates, header contexts, and C++20 modules differently"
2 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: From Self Taught to Committee Member's First Accepted Paper"
1 post
#2
C++Now
: "C++Now 2026: A Path to Pratically Safe C++ talk by Google's C++ Safety Team"
1 post
#3
CppCon
: "CppCon 2026 In Pursuit of a 6,000 FPS Game Boy Emulator -- Tom Tesch"
1 post
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Yearly
+38k members(11.7%)
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Last updated: August 28, 2026