About r/dotnet
.NET Community, if you are using C#, VB.NET, F#, or anything running with .NET... you are at the right place!
The community at a glance
r/dotnet is a Subreddit for Programmers and .NET Developers with roughly 246K members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #7 in the .NET communities list.
Roughly 28K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Dotnet, Net, and Csharp. Product recommendations often mention books for studying asp dotnet core/mvc and library for reading excel files in c#.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 2K members
- 2014: 4K members
- 2015: 4K members
- 2016: 4K members
- 2017: 7K members
- 2018: 17K members
- 2019: 25K members
- 2020: 22K members
- 2021: 18K members
- 2022: 15K members
- 2023: 30K members
- 2024: 40K members
- 2025: 34K members
- 2026: 20K members
Past year (monthly)
- Nov: 4K members
- Dec: 3K members
- Jan: 2K members
- Feb: 2K members
- Mar: 2K members
- Apr: 2K members
- May: 2K members
- Jun: 2K members
- Jul: 2K members
- Aug: 2K members
- Sep: 1K members
- Oct: 990 members
Topics
- Dotnet81 posts in the past month#181Dotnet
- Net66 posts in the past month#266Net
- Csharp57 posts in the past month#357Csharp
- C#45 posts in the past month#445C#
- Tool38 posts in the past month#538Tool
Flair
- Promotion49 posts in the past month
- Running a 176B Qwen3.8 Flash Next model on a 16GB RTX 3080 Laptop — with a .NET/C# inference engine
- EFDoctor – open-source static analysis for EF Core anti-patterns (found a real sync-over-async bug in Microsoft's eShop)
- velixir.net - Free .NET web hosting, no card required, forever.
#149PromotionRunning a 176B Qwen3.8 Flash Next model on a 16GB RTX 3080 Laptop — with a .NET/C# inference engine · EFDoctor – open-source static analysis for EF Core anti-patterns (found a real sync-over-async bug in Microsoft's eShop) · velixir.net - Free .NET web hosting, no card required, forever. - Question17 posts in the past month
- Why aren’t packages.lock.json files the default in .NET projects?
- How do you handle API versioning in production?
- Any examples of heavily obfuscated/packed .NET programs?
#217QuestionWhy aren’t packages.lock.json files the default in .NET projects? · How do you handle API versioning in production? · Any examples of heavily obfuscated/packed .NET programs? - Article4 posts in the past month
- Runtime team member: Let's send expensive compiler analysis alongside IL to improve runtime JIT optimizations [Performance interest]
- I built a .NET test reporter to solve two problems I kept seeing in test automation
- Node Was the Future in 2009. Its Creator Said to Use Go So Why Are You Still Building a Next.JS App?
#34ArticleRuntime team member: Let's send expensive compiler analysis alongside IL to improve runtime JIT optimizations [Performance interest] · I built a .NET test reporter to solve two problems I kept seeing in test automation · Node Was the Future in 2009. Its Creator Said to Use Go So Why Are You Still Building a Next.JS App? - Newbie1 post in the past month
- How good is C# to start for new techstack as all-rounder😔😅
#41NewbieHow good is C# to start for new techstack as all-rounder😔😅
Product recommendations
- books for studying asp dotnet core/mvc3 posts in the past month
- can anyone recommend some good books for studying asp dotnet core/MVC?
- can anyone recommend some good books for studying asp dotnet core/MVC for job interviews?
- can anyone recommend some good books for studying asp dotnet core/MVC for job interviews?
#13books for studying asp dotnet core/mvccan anyone recommend some good books for studying asp dotnet core/MVC? · can anyone recommend some good books for studying asp dotnet core/MVC for job interviews? · can anyone recommend some good books for studying asp dotnet core/MVC for job interviews? - library for reading excel files in c#3 posts in the past month
- Best Library for Reading Excel Files in C#?
- Best Library for Reading Excel Files in C#?
- Best Library for Reading Excel Files in C#?
#23library for reading excel files in c#Best Library for Reading Excel Files in C#? · Best Library for Reading Excel Files in C#? · Best Library for Reading Excel Files in C#?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/dotnet for?
- Best for Programmers and .NET Developers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/dotnet 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/dotnet have?
- Roughly 246K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/dotnet on?
- r/dotnet 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/dotnet cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/dotnet is organized under Programmers, .NET Developers.
- How do I join r/dotnet?
- You can join r/dotnet 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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- Views /mo (+67%)
- 20
- Visitors /mo (+67%)
- 2
- Referrals /mo
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