r/coding

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The community at a glance

r/coding is a Subreddit for Programmers with roughly 647K 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 Tired, Coding, and Looking For. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Ideas. Product recommendations often mention javascript framework.

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Established 2009
647K Members

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Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +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: 22K members

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: 1K members

Themes

  • Solution Requests
    8 posts in the past month
    1. WorldTube is an AGPL-licensed local-first desktop video client for watching YouTube content without ads on Windows and Linux.
    2. I built a tool that filters out fake "entry-level" listings (2+ years exp disguised as fresher) — sharing for feedback If anyone's job hunting and wants to try searching their role, I'd genuinely appreciate feedback on what's broken, missing, or just not useful. jobunify.online
    3. What's the design called and how can i achieve this? In this given website's footer, there is appealing background, cursor sensoring or whatever you call it, whats that, when we drag our cursor there, it moves like water... exactly like water. how's that possible?
    #1
    Solution Requests
    WorldTube is an AGPL-licensed local-first desktop video client for watching YouTube content without ads on Windows and Linux. · I built a tool that filters out fake "entry-level" listings (2+ years exp disguised as fresher) — sharing for feedback If anyone's job hunting and wants to try searching their role, I'd genuinely appreciate feedback on what's broken, missing, or just not useful. jobunify.online · What's the design called and how can i achieve this? In this given website's footer, there is appealing background, cursor sensoring or whatever you call it, whats that, when we drag our cursor there, it moves like water... exactly like water. how's that possible?
    8
  • Ideas
    8 posts in the past month
    1. How I built a syscall tracer that runs at <1% overhead using eBPF — the technical challenges
    2. Simple extension to show mutual connections on GitHub and who follow you
    3. Pythonize : تطبيق عربي لاختبار وتقييم مهاراتك في لغة بايثون للمبتدئين
    #2
    Ideas
    How I built a syscall tracer that runs at <1% overhead using eBPF — the technical challenges · Simple extension to show mutual connections on GitHub and who follow you · Pythonize : تطبيق عربي لاختبار وتقييم مهاراتك في لغة بايثون للمبتدئين
    8
  • Advice Requests
    4 posts in the past month
    1. How To Report A Bug So It Actually Gets Fixed
    2. Triumph Arcade app Matchmaking Protocol Patent link: does all of this look legit?
    3. Free Resource for Devs
    #3
    Advice Requests
    How To Report A Bug So It Actually Gets Fixed · Triumph Arcade app Matchmaking Protocol Patent link: does all of this look legit? · Free Resource for Devs
    4
  • Self-Promotion
    3 posts in the past month
    1. I'm new to this community and I want to share my project, how can I do? It only lets me insert a link, pls help guys ( Ill put a Rick yep link just to post )
    2. I published my first dataset! I cleaned 10,809 house and senate trading filings and put it into a database of 183,675 trades.
    3. If anyone wants to beta test our app, click the button next to the download button ''apply for beta testing''.
    #4
    Self-Promotion
    I'm new to this community and I want to share my project, how can I do? It only lets me insert a link, pls help guys ( Ill put a Rick yep link just to post ) · I published my first dataset! I cleaned 10,809 house and senate trading filings and put it into a database of 183,675 trades. · If anyone wants to beta test our app, click the button next to the download button ''apply for beta testing''.
    3

Topics

  • Tired
    7 posts in the past month
    #1
    Tired
    7
  • Coding
    7 posts in the past month
    1. I built an open-source prompt toolkit for fixing the mess AI coding agents leave behind
    #2
    Coding
    I built an open-source prompt toolkit for fixing the mess AI coding agents leave behind
    7
  • Looking For
    7 posts in the past month
    #3
    Looking For
    7
  • Annoying
    6 posts in the past month
    #4
    Annoying
    6
  • Worst
    5 posts in the past month
    #5
    Worst
    5

Product recommendations

  • javascript framework
    2 posts in the past month
    1. 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?
    2. 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?
    #1
    javascript framework
    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?
    2
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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 647K 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.
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