r/javascript is a subreddit with 2.4M members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses javascript, nodejs, askjs, lookingfor, and tired, and they frequently recommend/review framework, backend framework, and headless cms.
Chat about javascript and javascript related projects. Yes, typescript counts. Please keep self promotion to a minimum/reasonable level.
Popular Themes in r/javascript
#1
Solution Requests
: "Problema com API"
3 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Looking for guidance on recreating this Fire Tribe logo animation"
2 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "I built a free PDF toolkit – looking for honest feedback"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/javascript
#1
Javascript
: "Javascript TUI Network Throughput Inspection"
73 posts
#2
Nodejs
50 posts
#3
Askjs
: "[Askjs] Barrel files and slice/domain boundaries"
38 posts
#4
Lookingfor
29 posts
#5
Tired
23 posts
#6
Struggling
22 posts
#7
Typescript
: "Announcing Typescript 7.0"
9 posts
#8
React
7 posts
#9
Js
: "[AskJs] Barrel files and slice/domain boundaries"
7 posts
#10
Hate
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/javascript
Framework
27 reviews
#1
Svelte
4.7★ from 6 reviews
#2
React
4.0★ from 6 reviews
#3
Vue
4.0★ from 3 reviews
Backend Framework
26 reviews
#1
NestJS
4.8★ from 6 reviews
#2
Koa
4.0★ from 4 reviews
#3
ExpressJS
3.3★ from 3 reviews
Headless Cms
15 reviews
#1
Strapi
4.2★ from 6 reviews
#2
Directus
4.6★ from 5 reviews
#3
Payload CMS
4.3★ from 3 reviews
Flair Used in r/javascript
#1
AskJS
: "[AskJS] Large in-memory caches were causing GC pauses in our Node service, so I built an off-heap cache addon for it"
8 posts
#2
Showoff Saturday
: "Showoff Saturday (July 11, 2026)"
1 post
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Yearly
+37k members(1.5%)
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Last updated: July 12, 2026