r/javahelp

109k members
r/javahelp is a subreddit with 109k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests, and the community frequently discusses java, help, struggling, looking, and learning, and they frequently recommend/review java ide, framework, and learning resources.
General subreddit for helping with **Java** code.

Popular Themes in r/javahelp

#1
Advice Requests
: "What should a small team do for unit testing?"
8 posts

Popular Topics in r/javahelp

#1

Java

: "Which IDE do you prefer for Java code NetBeans or IntelliJ?"
379 posts
#2

Help

106 posts
#3

Struggling

60 posts
#4

Looking

46 posts
#5

Learning

: "I usually struggle with Learning the basics for stuff, but once I figure the basics out I can teach myself from there due to pattern recognition. I'm having this issue with Learning Java, and am starting to get frustrated. Any tips?"
45 posts
#6

Code

36 posts
#7

Project

: "Suggest me some best resources to learn Java Multi Threading"
32 posts
#8

Spring

: "What exactly is a “web container” in Java/Spring? (TCP/HTTP → Servlet confusion)"
28 posts
#9

Homework

27 posts
#10

Hard Time

20 posts

Products Discussed in r/javahelp

Java Ide

131 reviews
#1
JetBrains
4.5 from 50 reviews
#2
Microsoft
3.8 from 16 reviews
#3
Apache
3.1 from 14 reviews

Framework

2 reviews
#1
JUnit with jqwik
5.0 from 1 review
#2
JUnit 5
5.0 from 1 review
#1
Head First
5.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/javahelp

#1
Unsolved
: "When should I use new features like var and records vs sticking with traditional Java syntax?"
28 posts
#2
Codeless
: "What does static exactly do?"
10 posts
#3
Homework
: "Definitely no pass by reference in Java, right?"
5 posts
#4
Solved
: "Is there a way to opt-in to sun.misc.Unsafe deprecation early without a command line argument?"
4 posts
#5
Workaround
: "Spring Security - When to use it in the project?"
3 posts

Member Growth in r/javahelp

Yearly
+7k members(6.7%)

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Last updated: June 14, 2026