About r/csMajors
All about studying and students of computer science.
The community at a glance
r/csMajors is a Subreddit for Programmers and Students with roughly 451K members. It has been around since 2014. It uses a forum format for communication.
Roughly 76K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Internship, Interview, and Swe. Product recommendations often mention laptop.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2015: 75 members
- 2016: 197 members
- 2017: 124 members
- 2018: 9K members
- 2019: 9K members
- 2020: 48K members
- 2021: 44K members
- 2023: 110K members
- 2024: 96K members
- 2025: 97K members
- 2026: 37K members
Past year (monthly)
- Aug: 6K members
- Sep: 6K members
- Oct: 6K members
- Nov: 10K members
- Dec: 6K members
- Jan: 8K members
- Feb: 5K members
- Mar: 5K members
- Apr: 5K members
- May: 6K members
- Jun: 5K members
- Jul: 2K members
Topics
- Internship111 posts in the past month#1111Internship
- Interview111 posts in the past month#2111Interview
- Swe49 posts in the past month#349Swe
- Cs39 posts in the past month#439Cs
- Struggling27 posts in the past month#527Struggling
Flair
- Internship Question29 posts in the past month
- are yall all fucking larping your internships
- Anyone Else Let AI Do Their Whole Intern Project?
- Did I ruin my career by missing the student path to FAANG?
#129Internship Questionare yall all fucking larping your internships · Anyone Else Let AI Do Their Whole Intern Project? · Did I ruin my career by missing the student path to FAANG? - Rant25 posts in the past month
- Tech culture is terrible
- This "CS has no math" narrative is driving me insane
- I give up - software was my biggest mistake in life so far
#225RantTech culture is terrible · This "CS has no math" narrative is driving me insane · I give up - software was my biggest mistake in life so far - Company Question17 posts in the past month
- How many interns at JS, HRT, and Citadel for quant?
- Offer Dilemma
- Got reached out to for a full-time SWE role at a Series A startup, but I’m not sure if it makes sense given my education situation
#317Company QuestionHow many interns at JS, HRT, and Citadel for quant? · Offer Dilemma · Got reached out to for a full-time SWE role at a Series A startup, but I’m not sure if it makes sense given my education situation - Others10 posts in the past month
- Company ran out of tokens
- CS Degrees Aren’t Dead. The Entry Level Pipeline Is.
- I love CS but I am kinda lost
#410OthersCompany ran out of tokens · CS Degrees Aren’t Dead. The Entry Level Pipeline Is. · I love CS but I am kinda lost - Shitpost7 posts in the past month
- FAANG? what's FAANG? it's
- my body
- Why is CS talked about the most for be replaced when it’s seems safer than most white collar jobs?
#57ShitpostFAANG? what's FAANG? it's · my body · Why is CS talked about the most for be replaced when it’s seems safer than most white collar jobs?
Product recommendations
- laptop13 posts in the past month
- Best Laptop for CS/SE majors?
- What's the best laptop for CS?
- Can you recommend me a laptop for uni that is suitable for a cs degree?
#113laptopBest Laptop for CS/SE majors? · What's the best laptop for CS? · Can you recommend me a laptop for uni that is suitable for a cs degree?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/csMajors for?
- Best for Programmers and Students enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/csMajors 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/csMajors have?
- Roughly 451K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/csMajors on?
- r/csMajors 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/csMajors cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/csMajors is organized under Programmers, Students.
- How do I join r/csMajors?
- You can join r/csMajors 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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