r/datascience is a subreddit with 2.8M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses data, data science, struggling, job, and ai, and they frequently recommend/review bi tool, framework, and etl tool.
A space for data science professionals to engage in discussions and debates on the subject of data science.
Popular Themes in r/datascience
#1
Advice Requests
: "Laid off after 4.5 yrs at the company as Sr Data scientist. How is the job market ?"
14 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Interactive tool for learning ML System design for free"
5 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "I'm a "data scientist" but I don't do any data science."
4 posts
Popular Topics in r/datascience
#1
Data
: "Are all Data science jobs just Gen AI now?"
39 posts
#2
Data Science
: "Are all Data Science jobs just Gen AI now?"
24 posts
#3
Struggling
23 posts
#4
Job
: "All these layoffs have made me question my Job search"
15 posts
#5
Ai
: "Are all data science jobs just Gen Ai now?"
12 posts
#6
Model
: "Me pacing in front of my screen while my Model is training"
11 posts
#7
Tired
8 posts
#8
Engineering
: "Skill Engineering and the case against one-shot AI design"
8 posts
#9
Struggling With
6 posts
#10
Hate
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/datascience
Bi Tool
25 reviews
#1
Microsoft
3.8★ from 5 reviews
#2
FineReport
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Tableau
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Framework
22 reviews
#1
Streamlit
4.5★ from 6 reviews
#2
Shiny
4.3★ from 4 reviews
#3
Dash
4.0★ from 4 reviews
Etl Tool
16 reviews
#1
Fivetran
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Informatica
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
dbt
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/datascience
#1
Discussion
: "How widely is R still used in industry today?"
62 posts
#2
ML
: "HoW DO I gEt a jOB I toOk a cOUrSe in MachINE LEArnING"
19 posts
#3
Career | US
: "I'm a "data scientist" but I don't do any data science."
18 posts
#4
Tools
: "Interactive tool for learning ML System design for free"
12 posts
#5
Analysis
: "A short project analysing the radio"
8 posts
#6
AI
: "AI Overuse Follow-up"
5 posts
#7
Career | Europe
: "I've interviewed with 100+ companies during my career. Here are some high-level notes on DS/ML job hunting"
4 posts
#8
Projects
: "Dev Log on Steam Recommender (part 2)"
4 posts
#9
Education
: "Toto-2.0: Time Series Multivariate Forecasting Finally Scales Like LLMs"
3 posts
#10
Statistics
: "ARIMA Is Boring, and That Is Why I Still Like It"
2 posts
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Last updated: September 5, 2026