r/developer is a subreddit with 46k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests 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
Solution Requests
: "A small tool that alerts you when someone is looking for freelancers"
5 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Advices to a new hired"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "I finally don’t have to waste hours searching for people who need my product"
2 posts
#4
Ideas
: "I built an AI Agent to reverse-engineer ATS filters: It scores your PDF against job descriptions and rewrites your skill gaps."
1 post
#5
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
: "How do I break into Project Management in Tech?"
44 posts
#3
Frontend
: "Some repos Frontend developers may find useful"
32 posts
#4
Security
: "Showcasing My Custom Rust/WebGPU Engine & Svelte Editor"
31 posts
#5
Startup
: "Showcasing My Custom Rust/WebGPU Engine & Svelte Editor"
30 posts
#6
Backend
: "My Backend sleeps after sometime of inactivity, please suggest what to do keep it going ??"
30 posts
#7
Programming
: "I NEED Programming friends 🙁💀💀"
27 posts
#8
Api
: "Showcasing My Custom Rust/WebGPU Engine & Svelte Editor"
26 posts
#9
Learning
: "Showcasing My Custom Rust/WebGPU Engine & Svelte Editor"
25 posts
#10
Web Development
: "Showcasing My Custom Rust/WebGPU Engine & Svelte Editor"
24 posts
Products Discussed in r/developer
Macbook
1 review
#1
Apple
5.0★ from 1 review
No-code Platform
1 review
#1
Pega
2.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/developer
#1
Discussion
: "Thanks to AI, my boss wants every feature to be done in a day"
23 posts
#2
Question
: "What's your current deployment setup, and what would you do differently?"
21 posts
#3
Help
: "I'm a bad developer"
8 posts
#4
Application
: "Latest Phantom Tide changes: stable workspace, better aircraft search, stronger maritime context"
6 posts
#5
GitHub
: "Three finger swiping for back / forward on Macbook"
5 posts
#6
Article
: "When you think the idea might work, but it doesn't always pan out..."
4 posts
#7
Seeking Team
: "Looking for Collaborators & Contributors for an Open-Source LMS (PHP/Laravel)"
2 posts
#8
News
: "Warp is now open-source"
1 post
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Yearly
+18k members(67.7%)
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Last updated: June 19, 2026