r/programming is a subreddit with 6.9M members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and ideas, and the community frequently discusses programming, worst, looking for, web, and frustrating, and they frequently recommend/review java ide, python ide, and rich text editor.
Computer Programming
Popular Themes in r/programming
#1
News
: "In memory of the man who put red squiggles under words"
5 posts
#2
Ideas
: "Ported my C game to WASM, here's everybug that I hit"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "RuView WiFi Repo Scam?"
1 post
#4
Advice Requests
: "Drupal SQL Code-Injection Vulnerability - Why does it still exist?"
1 post
#5
Money Talk
: "What an 8kb Postgres read costs"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/programming
#1
Programming
: "Formal methods and the future of Programming"
30 posts
#2
Worst
22 posts
#3
Looking For
21 posts
#4
Web
: "Speed Matters for Google Web Search [2009]"
19 posts
#5
Frustrating
19 posts
#6
Development
: "Risks in Software Development: How to Match Your Caution to What’s Actually at Stake"
19 posts
#7
Code
: "Your Code is fast - if you’re lucky"
19 posts
#8
Done
19 posts
#9
Software
: "How to Write an Effective Software Design Document"
16 posts
#10
Web Development
: "Gave an AI read access to our production systems. Here's why, and how we made sure it can't change a thing."
14 posts
Products Discussed in r/programming
Java Ide
13 reviews
#1
JetBrains
4.8★ from 4 reviews
#2
NetBeans
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Apache
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Python Ide
7 reviews
#1
Thonny
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Visual Studio Code
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
PyCharm
5.0★ from 1 review
Rich Text Editor
5 reviews
#1
WYMeditor
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Telerik
3.0★ from 1 review
#3
WMD Editor
4.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/programming
Yearly
+114k members(1.7%)
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Last updated: June 27, 2026