r/programmer is a subreddit with 36k members. The community frequently discusses programming, coding, development, ai, and python, and they frequently recommend/review microcontroller, note taking apps, and mechanical keyboard, and the most common flair used is question, article, idea, github, and image/video.
Popular Topics in r/programmer
#1
Programming
91 posts
#2
Coding
42 posts
#3
Development
29 posts
#4
Ai
28 posts
#5
Python
21 posts
#6
Help
20 posts
#7
Job
18 posts
#8
Programmer
14 posts
#9
Javascript
14 posts
#10
App
13 posts
Products Discussed in r/programmer
Microcontroller
8 reviews
#1
ESP32
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#2
NVIDIA
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
ATtiny
4.0★ from 1 review
Note Taking Apps
1 review
#1
Notesnook
5.0★ from 1 review
Mechanical Keyboard
1 review
#1
Keychron
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/programmer
#1
Question
: "Any project ideas for the topic Future Education?"
18 posts
#2
Article
: "Everyone is an engineer now (2026)"
7 posts
#3
Idea
: "What about Assembler?"
4 posts
#4
GitHub
: "GitHub's 2FA policy is frustrating when losing your recovery codes can mean permanently losing your account"
4 posts
#5
Image/Video
: "Still prompting"
2 posts
#6
Code
: "My boss learned to vibe coding, is he pissing me off now ?"
1 post
#7
Request
: "Guys i do not want to learn Haskell anymore now it's ocaml"
1 post
#8
Tutorial
: "I automated software development. The only two buttons left are Approve and Merge."
1 post
Member Growth in r/programmer
Yearly
+17k members(90.3%)
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Last updated: October 15, 2026