r/developer is a subreddit with 49k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses development, project, frontend, security, and startup, and they frequently recommend/review macbook and no-code platform.
Where professional developers come to talk about what it takes to be a great software developer. Job posts welcome.
Popular Themes in r/developer
#1
Pain & Anger
: "The Burnout "Venting & Solutions" Thread"
1 post
#2
Advice Requests
: "Advices to a new hired"
1 post
#3
Opportunities
: "We are working on polishing our combat system and feel in our dark fantasy arena game. How does the combat feel? Satisfying? Does it need improvements?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/developer
#1
Development
: "If you had to learn Development all over again, where would you start? [Mod post]"
55 posts
#2
Project
44 posts
#3
Frontend
32 posts
#4
Security
31 posts
#5
Startup
30 posts
#6
Backend
30 posts
#7
Programming
: "I NEED Programming friends ššš"
27 posts
#8
Api
26 posts
#9
Learning
: "How to learn nowadays"
25 posts
#10
Web Development
24 posts
Products Discussed in r/developer
Macbook
1 review
#1
Apple
5.0ā
from 1 review
No-code Platform
1 review
#1
Pega
2.0ā
from 1 review
Flair Used in r/developer
#1
Question
: "Loving simplicity more and more as I finish my career"
28 posts
#2
Discussion
: ".NET is 24 year old btw ššŖ"
20 posts
#3
Help
: "Need some help and suggestions"
6 posts
#4
Application
: "[Open-Source] Dump your thoughts. Let your notes organize themselves. Ask/chat anytime."
4 posts
#5
Article
: "Why Iād choose Tauri again for a cross-platform database client"
3 posts
#6
GitHub
: "Three finger swiping for back / forward on Macbook"
3 posts
#7
News
: "Warp is now open-source"
1 post
#8
Seeking Team
: "Looking for Collaborators & Contributors for an Open-Source LMS (PHP/Laravel)"
1 post
Member Growth in r/developer
Yearly
+17k members(53.4%)
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Last updated: September 6, 2026