r/java is a subreddit with 405k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, 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
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Popular Themes in r/java
#1
Solution Requests
: "I made a website that automatically collects images of our favourite mascot duke!"
3 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Finding jobs with 10 months of experience after getting laid off"
2 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Rule number 9 is not followed"
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "A practical framework for building a business case for Kotlin"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/java
#1
Looking
42 posts
#2
Java
15 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
Library
3 posts
#10
Tired
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
+33k members(8.9%)
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Last updated: August 25, 2026