r/programming is a subreddit with 6.9M members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses code, worst, hate, programming, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review java ide, python ide, and rich text editor.
Computer Programming
Popular Themes in r/programming
#1
Solution Requests
: "I’ve been working on Kryon, an open-source process execution library that tries to solve a problem I kept seeing across language ecosystems"
3 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "How to Write an Effective Software Design Document"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/programming
#1
Code
14 posts
#2
Worst
14 posts
#3
Hate
9 posts
#4
Programming
8 posts
#5
Struggling
8 posts
#6
Tired
8 posts
#7
Struggles
7 posts
#8
Engineering
7 posts
#9
Ai
: "The contagion of Ai-driven fear"
7 posts
#10
Language
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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+135k members(2.0%)
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Last updated: September 15, 2026