r/rust is a subreddit with 423k members. The most common kinds of discussions are self-promotion and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses rust, looking for, struggling, library, and strugglingwith, and they frequently recommend/review rust ide, ide, and ui framework.
A place for all things related to the Rust programming language—an open-source systems language that emphasizes performance, reliability, and productivity.
Popular Themes in r/rust
#1
Self-Promotion
: "i built 3D gravitational N-body simulation using three-d"
30 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "hello ,im just getting started with rust and wanna learn rust i know basics of programming , can yall suggest me from where do i learn rust and what projects to build to gain experience"
2 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "[Release] Danube v0.16.0 , focused on performance with zero-copy I/O and memory optimizations."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/rust
#1
Rust
118 posts
#2
Looking For
78 posts
#3
Struggling
25 posts
#4
Library
20 posts
#5
Strugglingwith
17 posts
#6
Topics
16 posts
#7
Project
14 posts
#8
Web
14 posts
#9
Help
13 posts
#10
Code
12 posts
Products Discussed in r/rust
Rust Ide
256 reviews
#1
JetBrains
4.1★ from 88 reviews
#2
Microsoft
4.4★ from 51 reviews
#3
Neovim
4.3★ from 16 reviews
Ide
82 reviews
#1
JetBrains
4.3★ from 20 reviews
#2
Neovim
4.6★ from 9 reviews
#3
Zed
4.1★ from 8 reviews
Ui Framework
34 reviews
#1
Tauri
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#2
React
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#3
Slint
4.3★ from 3 reviews
Flair Used in r/rust
#1
🛠️ project
: "i built my own text editor completely in rust :)"
53 posts
#2
🙋 seeking help & advice
: "What is Rust’s equivalent of compiling C++ with -O3?"
14 posts
#3
🧠 educational
: "[Post] Optimizing a single Clippy lint by 3133X"
9 posts
#4
🎙️ discussion
: "Coding buddy"
7 posts
#5
🗞️ news
: "As of September, Rust has become the third most popular programming language"
3 posts
#6
📸 media
: "Fluid simulation in Rust - 1 MILLION particles!"
3 posts
#7
💡 ideas & proposals
: "Terry Davis & Gary Marcus: God is a compiler, the neurosymbolic program-of-everything"
2 posts
#8
🐝 activity megathread
: "What's everyone working on this week (38/2026)?"
1 post
#9
🙋 questions megathread
: "Hey Rustaceans! Got a question? Ask here (38/2026)!"
1 post
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+60k members(16.7%)
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Last updated: September 15, 2026