r/learnprogramming
4.4M members
r/learnprogramming is a subreddit with 4.4M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses programming, learning, coding, python, and ai, and they frequently recommend/review programming language, programming languages, and java ide.
A subreddit for all questions related to programming in any programming language (Contributions are only allowed in English!).
Popular Themes in r/learnprogramming
#1
Advice Requests
: "How do I approach learning data structures and algorithms?"
24 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "This sub is becoming an ad billboard and I’m tired of it"
6 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Copilot alternatives that actually understand enterprise workflows?"
4 posts
#4
Ideas
: "I want to build almost exactly this, where would I start?"
3 posts
#5
Self-Promotion
: "I built a free tool that calculates your minimum freelance hourly rate"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/learnprogramming
#1
Programming
: "What’s a Programming skill beginners usually ignore but becomes extremely important later?"
110 posts
#2
Learning
: "How do I approach Learning data structures and algorithms?"
88 posts
#3
Coding
: "First time Coding ever"
53 posts
#4
Python
: "I've learned the basics of Python, but I still can't manage to do simple projects."
41 posts
#5
Ai
: "how it feels like to be a developer that doesn't use Ai in 2026"
26 posts
#6
Development
: "How to get into full stack Development ?"
25 posts
#7
Beginner
: "Beginners: how do you decide what to learn each day? Do roadmaps actually help you, or overwhelm you?"
18 posts
#8
Help
: "Can you Help me learn backend development"
17 posts
#9
Web Development
: "Web Development"
16 posts
#10
Studybuddy
14 posts
Products Discussed in r/learnprogramming
Programming Language
162 reviews
#1
Python
4.6★ from 80 reviews
#2
JavaScript
3.7★ from 14 reviews
#3
C
3.9★ from 9 reviews
Programming Languages
88 reviews
#1
C++
4.0★ from 12 reviews
#2
Go
4.7★ from 10 reviews
#3
JavaScript
5.0★ from 8 reviews
Java Ide
60 reviews
#1
JetBrains
4.5★ from 24 reviews
#2
IntelliJ IDEA
5.0★ from 11 reviews
#3
Eclipse
3.8★ from 9 reviews
Flair Used in r/learnprogramming
#1
Topic
: "Passive learning will never replace active learning"
11 posts
#2
Resource
: "Looking to Connect With People Who Are Serious About Skill Development"
9 posts
#3
Code Review
: "Finally finished my calculator that support all number up to 500"
5 posts
#4
Tutorial
: "inventory management system programming stack"
3 posts
#5
Solved
: "How can I practice a topic (pointers for example) if I don't understand the reason behind it's existence?"
2 posts
#6
Debugging
: "how it feels like to be a developer that doesn't use ai in 2026"
2 posts
#7
what do i do next
: "What should you after you are done with basics of python?"
1 post
#8
Advice
: "How do i move forward?? Please help"
1 post
Member Growth in r/learnprogramming
Yearly
+155k members(3.7%)
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Last updated: June 12, 2026