r/javascript is a subreddit with 2.4M members. The most common kinds of discussions are self-promotion and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses javascript, askjs, nodejs, lookingfor, and react, and they frequently recommend/review framework, backend framework, and database solution.
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
Self-Promotion
: "I built a tiny JS framework to keep business logic clean — would love feedback"
11 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "SVG Jar - The best way to use SVGs in your web apps"
7 posts
#3
Ideas
: "I wrote a deep dive into how LLMs work under the hood - tokenization, embeddings, attention and generation - all explained with runnable JavaScript"
5 posts
#4
News
: "Announcing TypeScript 7.0 Beta"
4 posts
#5
Advice Requests
: "How to Evaluate an npm Package: A practical checklist for security, maintenance, and provenance"
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/javascript
#1
Javascript
: "I wrote a deep dive into how LLMs work under the hood - tokenization, embeddings, attention and generation - all explained with runnable Javascript"
184 posts
#2
Askjs
: "[Askjs] I am creator of minify-js.com. Ask me anything."
62 posts
#3
Nodejs
59 posts
#4
Lookingfor
30 posts
#5
React
: "React Norway 2026 is almost here: last call to join it!"
27 posts
#6
Tired
23 posts
#7
Struggling
22 posts
#8
Typescript
: "Announcing Typescript 7.0 Beta"
22 posts
#9
Built
: "I Built a tiny JS framework to keep business logic clean — would love feedback"
21 posts
#10
Npm
: "TanStack packages were compromised in a mass Npm supply chain attack today"
15 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
Database Solution
22 reviews
#1
MongoDB
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#2
Firebase
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#3
Postgres
4.3★ from 3 reviews
Flair Used in r/javascript
#1
AskJS
: "[AskJS] Why did everyone stop using Meteor.js?"
20 posts
#2
Showoff Saturday
: "Showoff Saturday (April 25, 2026)"
6 posts
#3
Subreddit Stats
: "Your /r/javascript recap for the week of May 18 - May 24, 2026"
4 posts
#4
Removed: Showing off a Project
: "I made a vanilla js space browser game"
1 post
#5
Removed: Where's the javascript?
: "A Practical Back End Engineering Roadmap"
1 post
Member Growth in r/javascript
Yearly
+32k members(1.3%)
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Last updated: June 4, 2026