r/programming is a subreddit with 6.9M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses hate, code, worst, programming, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review java ide, python ide, and rich text editor.
Computer Programming
Popular Themes in r/programming
#1
Advice Requests
: "Five Programming Books That Changed How I Think"
2 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Hello guys rawg api is down for a week is it down for ever?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/programming
#1
Hate
17 posts
#2
Code
14 posts
#3
Worst
14 posts
#4
Programming
: "Programming smart pathing in Starcraft 2"
10 posts
#5
Struggling
8 posts
#6
Tired
8 posts
#7
Struggles
7 posts
#8
Engineering
7 posts
#9
Language
6 posts
#10
Ai
: "VibeGates: a quality-gate framework for Ai-assisted dev where every rule must cite a primary study — and contradicting studies force rule revisions"
6 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: August 14, 2026