r/javascript is a subreddit with 2.5M members. The most common kinds of discussions are ideas and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses javascript, nodejs, askjs, lookingfor, and struggling, 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
Ideas
: "How an Underrated Refactor Saved 90% Memory Usage"
5 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "[AskJS] Help to find best js and react playlist"
3 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "[AskJS] Which UI component library or DataGrid solution do you use for your web projects?"
2 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I built a Python GitHub Action that generates language stats for your profile README"
2 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "We’re running an online hackathon for building concurrent AI agents — Sep 5–6"
1 post
#6
News
: "Your /r/javascript recap for the week of August 17 - August 23, 2026"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/javascript
#1
Javascript
: "Caravan, a flexible TypeScript-first logger for Javascript applications"
78 posts
#2
Nodejs
49 posts
#3
Askjs
31 posts
#4
Lookingfor
29 posts
#5
Struggling
22 posts
#6
Tired
22 posts
#7
Typescript
: "A breakdown of errors found in the Typescript code of VS code"
9 posts
#8
Library
: "Telixon - phone number Library that compiles Google's libphonenumber metadata into a DFA (10x faster, 26 kB)"
8 posts
#9
React
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] Our app didn't leak memory,it leaked memory four hundred modals later"
12 posts
#2
Showoff Saturday
: "Showoff Saturday (August 29, 2026)"
3 posts
#3
Subreddit Stats
: "Your /r/javascript recap for the week of August 17 - August 23, 2026"
3 posts
#4
Removed: Where's the javascript?
: "HTTP Web Server Benchmarks"
1 post
Member Growth in r/javascript
Yearly
+42k members(1.7%)
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Last updated: September 2, 2026