r/java is a subreddit with 407k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and self-promotion, and the community frequently discusses looking, java, struggling, project, and hate, and they frequently recommend/review java ide, code editor, and api framework.
News, Technical discussions, research papers and assorted things of interest related to the Java programming language
NO programming help, NO learning Java related questions, NO installing or downloading Java questions, NO JVM languages - Exclusively Java
Popular Themes in r/java
#1
Advice Requests
: "Java 27 Features Overview (Video)"
2 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "A new url shortener service built from scratch"
2 posts
#3
Ideas
: "I am 16 and made a somthing like a programing language in java"
1 post
#4
Opportunities
: "Going through own past code reveals weaknesses and helps to turn weaknesses to strengths. The more you read other developer' code, you realize there is nothing else to learn. It's about engineering your future through code-completion."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/java
#1
Looking
42 posts
#2
Java
: "An open-source AI inference engine built for the JVM. AI for Java, in Java. Finally, AI in jar."
32 posts
#3
Struggling
8 posts
#4
Project
7 posts
#5
Hate
5 posts
#6
Tutorial
4 posts
#7
Beginner
4 posts
#8
Android
4 posts
#9
Framework
: "webforJ: a Java Framework for full-stack browser applications"
4 posts
#10
Library
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/java
Java Ide
40 reviews
#1
JetBrains
4.6★ from 25 reviews
#2
Apache
4.0★ from 5 reviews
#3
Eclipse Foundation
3.8★ from 5 reviews
Code Editor
21 reviews
#1
IntelliJ IDEA
4.0★ from 6 reviews
#2
Cursor
4.6★ from 5 reviews
#3
GitHub Copilot
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Api Framework
16 reviews
#1
DropWizard
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Vertx
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Jersey
4.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/java
Yearly
+34k members(9.0%)
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Last updated: September 20, 2026