r/programming is a subreddit with 6.9M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and ideas, and the community frequently discusses code, worst, hate, programming, and tired, and they frequently recommend/review java ide, python ide, and rich text editor.
Computer Programming
Popular Themes in r/programming
#1
Advice Requests
: "What is the best book or resource for system design?"
2 posts
#2
Ideas
: "I wished a realtime 3D desktop PBR rendering lib existed, so I made it"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/programming
#1
Code
14 posts
#2
Worst
14 posts
#3
Hate
9 posts
#4
Programming
8 posts
#5
Tired
8 posts
#6
Struggling
7 posts
#7
Struggles
7 posts
#8
Engineering
7 posts
#9
Language
6 posts
#10
Rust
: "Making A Mutex from Scratch in Rust to Understand Thread Safety"
5 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
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Last updated: October 22, 2026