Community Overview
About r/coding
Fuck /u/spez.
The community at a glance
r/coding is a Subreddit for Programmers with roughly 646K members. It has been around since 2009. It uses a forum format for communication.
Roughly 31K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Coding, Ai, and Tired. Common discussion themes are Ideas and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention javascript framework.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchYearly: +31K members
Growth: +5.0% / year
Member growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 10K members
- 2014: 13K members
- 2015: 12K members
- 2016: 15K members
- 2017: 17K members
- 2018: 28K members
- 2019: 80K members
- 2020: 60K members
- 2021: 41K members
- 2023: 280K members
- 2024: 15K members
- 2025: 24K members
- 2026: 21K members
2013
+10K new
2014
+13K new
2015
+12K new
2016
+15K new
2017
+17K new
2018
+28K new
2019
+80K new
2020
+60K new
2021
+41K new
2023
+280K new
2024
+15K new
2025
+24K new
2026
+21K new
Past year (monthly)
- Oct: 2K members
- Nov: 3K members
- Dec: 3K members
- Jan: 4K members
- Feb: 3K members
- Mar: 2K members
- Apr: 2K members
- May: 3K members
- Jun: 3K members
- Jul: 3K members
- Aug: 2K members
- Sep: 332 members
October 2025
+2K new
November 2025
+3K new
December 2025
+3K new
January 2026
+4K new
February 2026
+3K new
March 2026
+2K new
April 2026
+2K new
May 2026
+3K new
June 2026
+3K new
July 2026
+3K new
August 2026
+2K new
September 2026
+332 new
Themes
- Ideas11 posts in the past month
- How I built a syscall tracer that runs at <1% overhead using eBPF — the technical challenges
- Building a small IDE for a custom programming language
- RAG at 10 Million Documents — System Design
#111IdeasHow I built a syscall tracer that runs at <1% overhead using eBPF — the technical challenges · Building a small IDE for a custom programming language · RAG at 10 Million Documents — System Design - Advice Requests9 posts in the past month
- How To Report A Bug So It Actually Gets Fixed
- How to Make Real Passive Income with Claude Code
- Need feedback on my project involving biology and python. Please leave ur comments
#29Advice RequestsHow To Report A Bug So It Actually Gets Fixed · How to Make Real Passive Income with Claude Code · Need feedback on my project involving biology and python. Please leave ur comments - Solution Requests8 posts in the past month
- Can anyone help me figure out an app for Android that does what task it is assigned like if I say to click on follow if visible and like if visible and quit and repeat or make an app ? ( It would be really helpful)
- how to get reliable temperature data without sudo powermetrics on Mac?
- alternate system temp monitoring than sudo powermetrics on Mac?
#38Solution RequestsCan anyone help me figure out an app for Android that does what task it is assigned like if I say to click on follow if visible and like if visible and quit and repeat or make an app ? ( It would be really helpful) · how to get reliable temperature data without sudo powermetrics on Mac? · alternate system temp monitoring than sudo powermetrics on Mac? - Pain & Anger3 posts in the past month
- Code maintainability plummets in the AI coding era
- I used to love coding. Now "vibe coding" has completely ruined the magic.
- I used to love coding. Now vibe coding has completely ruined the magic
#43Pain & AngerCode maintainability plummets in the AI coding era · I used to love coding. Now "vibe coding" has completely ruined the magic. · I used to love coding. Now vibe coding has completely ruined the magic - Self-Promotion2 posts in the past month
- Building Groovie, an Advanced Web-Based Drum Machine / Beat Sequencer
- I watched an AI coding agent burn $180 in API credits in an hour. A few weeks later, another tried to curl -d @.env. That's when I realized we have observability, not circuit breakers. So I built Intutic, an open-source runtime guard for AI agents.
#52Self-PromotionBuilding Groovie, an Advanced Web-Based Drum Machine / Beat Sequencer · I watched an AI coding agent burn $180 in API credits in an hour. A few weeks later, another tried to curl -d @.env. That's when I realized we have observability, not circuit breakers. So I built Intutic, an open-source runtime guard for AI agents.
Topics
- Coding11 posts in the past month
- I built an open-source prompt toolkit for fixing the mess AI coding agents leave behind
- Was struggling with coding speed. Tried some typing tests platforms online, most of them were bulked with ads, platform also didnt seem good. Then found this site, and I'm practicing on this and its turning out to be quite good actually. Maybe it'll help ya'll as well :
- I think coding is a little bit easier when you use this ai to do it
#111CodingI built an open-source prompt toolkit for fixing the mess AI coding agents leave behind · Was struggling with coding speed. Tried some typing tests platforms online, most of them were bulked with ads, platform also didnt seem good. Then found this site, and I'm practicing on this and its turning out to be quite good actually. Maybe it'll help ya'll as well : · I think coding is a little bit easier when you use this ai to do it - Ai8 posts in the past month
- Code maintainability plummets in the AI coding era
- I built an open-source prompt toolkit for fixing the mess AI coding agents leave behind
- I started exploring a memory-based workflow with AI coding tools
#28AiCode maintainability plummets in the AI coding era · I built an open-source prompt toolkit for fixing the mess AI coding agents leave behind · I started exploring a memory-based workflow with AI coding tools - Tired7 posts in the past month#37Tired
- Looking For7 posts in the past month#47Looking For
- Annoying6 posts in the past month#56Annoying
Product recommendations
- javascript framework2 posts in the past month
- I know HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, but I'm not interested in frontend. I want to learn backend development but don't know which JavaScript framework to start with. Given that I dont know a thing in backend (I only know the await fetch API), which framework would you recommend?
- I know HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, but I'm not interested in frontend. I want to learn backend development but don't know which JavaScript framework to start with. Given that I dont know a thing in backend (I only know the await fetch API), which framework would you recommend?
#12javascript frameworkI know HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, but I'm not interested in frontend. I want to learn backend development but don't know which JavaScript framework to start with. Given that I dont know a thing in backend (I only know the await fetch API), which framework would you recommend? · I know HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, but I'm not interested in frontend. I want to learn backend development but don't know which JavaScript framework to start with. Given that I dont know a thing in backend (I only know the await fetch API), which framework would you recommend?
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Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/coding for?
- Best for Programmers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/coding free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/coding have?
- Roughly 646K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/coding on?
- r/coding runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/coding cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/coding is organized under Programmers.
- How do I join r/coding?
- You can join r/coding by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Software Development communities like?
- The largest tech-adjacent category on the site, covering software engineering across languages, frameworks, and specialties. Discord and Slack host communities for specific languages and stacks, while Reddit has massive general programming communities. Good for code review, career advice, tool recommendations, and connecting with developers at similar stages.
Monthly Stats
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- 7
- Visitors /mo (+17%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo
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