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About r/rust

A place for all things related to the Rust programming language—an open-source systems language that emphasizes performance, reliability, and productivity.

The community at a glance

r/rust is a Subreddit for Programmers with roughly 409K members. It has been around since 2010. It uses a forum format for communication.

Roughly 58K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Rust, Looking For, and Cli. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention laptop, gui library, and rust framework.

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Established 2010
409K Members

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Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +58K members
Growth: +16.6% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 2K members
  • 2014: 5K members
  • 2015: 6K members
  • 2016: 8K members
  • 2017: 11K members
  • 2018: 17K members
  • 2019: 36K members
  • 2021: 79K members
  • 2023: 102K members
  • 2024: 62K members
  • 2025: 52K members
  • 2026: 30K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Jul: 4K members
  • Aug: 4K members
  • Sep: 4K members
  • Oct: 3K members
  • Nov: 5K members
  • Dec: 6K members
  • Jan: 6K members
  • Feb: 5K members
  • Mar: 6K members
  • Apr: 5K members
  • May: 5K members
  • Jun: 3K members

Themes

  • Solution Requests
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Cliccy: an event-driven clipboard manager for Linux (Rust + GTK4, no polling)
    2. I rewrote jscpd (copy/paste detector, 223 languages) in Rust for v5 — benchmarks show 24–37x faster than the Node.js version
    3. Looking for an ultra type safe HTML templating library
    #1
    Solution Requests
    Cliccy: an event-driven clipboard manager for Linux (Rust + GTK4, no polling) · I rewrote jscpd (copy/paste detector, 223 languages) in Rust for v5 — benchmarks show 24–37x faster than the Node.js version · Looking for an ultra type safe HTML templating library
    4
  • Advice Requests
    3 posts in the past month
    1. I built a living pixel-art café in my terminal that reacts to my CPU/network/disk activity looking for art direction feedback
    2. How did you learn Rust? (Looking for advice for a newcomer)
    3. Please critique my first rust project, ChatTorrent. It's a BitTorrent-inspired distributed chat system, where messages are exchanged directly from peer to peer. Github link inside
    #2
    Advice Requests
    I built a living pixel-art café in my terminal that reacts to my CPU/network/disk activity looking for art direction feedback · How did you learn Rust? (Looking for advice for a newcomer) · Please critique my first rust project, ChatTorrent. It's a BitTorrent-inspired distributed chat system, where messages are exchanged directly from peer to peer. Github link inside
    3
  • News
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Glauber Costa, CEO of Turso, is doing an AMA about rewriting SQLite in Rust
    2. gccrs May 2026 Monthly report
    #3
    News
    Glauber Costa, CEO of Turso, is doing an AMA about rewriting SQLite in Rust · gccrs May 2026 Monthly report
    2
  • Ideas
    2 posts in the past month
    1. I am considering building a polished component library for Ratatui. Keep going or scrrap it?
    2. Sassy: fuzzy searching DNA sequences using SIMD · CuriousCoding
    #4
    Ideas
    I am considering building a polished component library for Ratatui. Keep going or scrrap it? · Sassy: fuzzy searching DNA sequences using SIMD · CuriousCoding
    2

Topics

  • Rust
    309 posts in the past month
    1. A G-code simulator in Rust. Looking for feedback.
    2. Apparently the react compiler has been ported to Rust and merged to main
    3. neurilium: Simple and fast code to simulate small brains using Rust and Wgpu
    #1
    Rust
    A G-code simulator in Rust. Looking for feedback. · Apparently the react compiler has been ported to Rust and merged to main · neurilium: Simple and fast code to simulate small brains using Rust and Wgpu
    309
  • Looking For
    79 posts in the past month
    #2
    Looking For
    79
  • Cli
    38 posts in the past month
    1. Terminal radio player for Windows — stream radio and control Spotify from the CLI
    2. CLI for running custom quantum circuits with a state-vector simulator
    3. isready a cli tool that helps me check if my environment is ready for work
    #3
    Cli
    Terminal radio player for Windows — stream radio and control Spotify from the CLI · CLI for running custom quantum circuits with a state-vector simulator · isready a cli tool that helps me check if my environment is ready for work
    38
  • Struggling
    29 posts in the past month
    #4
    Struggling
    29
  • Development
    27 posts in the past month
    1. Announcing cheadergen, a new tool for generating C headers from Rust crates
    2. built a basic game in rust + bevy.
    3. [Project] lossless-checker: detecting fake-lossless audio via FFT spectral analysis (symphonia + rustfft + rayon)
    #5
    Development
    Announcing cheadergen, a new tool for generating C headers from Rust crates · built a basic game in rust + bevy. · [Project] lossless-checker: detecting fake-lossless audio via FFT spectral analysis (symphonia + rustfft + rayon)
    27

Flair

  • 🛠️ project
    89 posts in the past month
    1. patent: a TUI that searches 11 registries to tell you if your dev-tool idea already exists
    2. A G-code simulator in Rust. Looking for feedback.
    3. ratatui-hypertile 0.4.0: Hyprland-inspired tiling in your terminal - now with mouse support!
    #1
    🛠️ project
    patent: a TUI that searches 11 registries to tell you if your dev-tool idea already exists · A G-code simulator in Rust. Looking for feedback. · ratatui-hypertile 0.4.0: Hyprland-inspired tiling in your terminal - now with mouse support!
    89
  • 🙋 seeking help & advice
    21 posts in the past month
    1. How do you get into low-level programming?
    2. Is .boxed() instead of Box::new() a bad idea?
    3. Learning Python after Rust as a beginner: Anyone else miss strict types?
    #2
    🙋 seeking help & advice
    How do you get into low-level programming? · Is .boxed() instead of Box::new() a bad idea? · Learning Python after Rust as a beginner: Anyone else miss strict types?
    21
  • 🧠 educational
    11 posts in the past month
    1. FFI in Miri at 8000 segfaults per second (Nia Deckers at RustWeek)
    2. Why Rust's Semantics Don't Fit GPUs (Yet) (Michał Kostrubiec at RustWeek)
    3. There Is Life Before and After Main in Rust
    #3
    🧠 educational
    FFI in Miri at 8000 segfaults per second (Nia Deckers at RustWeek) · Why Rust's Semantics Don't Fit GPUs (Yet) (Michał Kostrubiec at RustWeek) · There Is Life Before and After Main in Rust
    11
  • 🗞️ news
    9 posts in the past month
    1. /u/burntsushi health update
    2. The never type is likely to stabilize soon!
    3. Ratatui 0.30.1 is released!
    #4
    🗞️ news
    /u/burntsushi health update · The never type is likely to stabilize soon! · Ratatui 0.30.1 is released!
    9
  • 🎙️ discussion
    8 posts in the past month
    1. Go ran faster than Rust. Until I cleared the page cache
    2. Apparently the react compiler has been ported to Rust and merged to main
    3. As a beginner, breaking down problems manually is the best part. Why do we want AI to replace that?
    #5
    🎙️ discussion
    Go ran faster than Rust. Until I cleared the page cache · Apparently the react compiler has been ported to Rust and merged to main · As a beginner, breaking down problems manually is the best part. Why do we want AI to replace that?
    8

Product recommendations

  • laptop
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Best laptop for rust programming
    2. Best Intel laptop CPU for Rust compilation
    #1
    laptop
    Best laptop for rust programming · Best Intel laptop CPU for Rust compilation
    2
  • gui library
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Which GUI library can you recommend for 60 fps wave-function animation
    2. Which GUI library can you recommend for 60 fps wave-function animation
    #2
    gui library
    Which GUI library can you recommend for 60 fps wave-function animation · Which GUI library can you recommend for 60 fps wave-function animation
    2
  • rust framework
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Best Rust Framework for DDD and Developer Experience?
    2. Which Web Framework do people recommend for Rust in 2023?
    #3
    rust framework
    Best Rust Framework for DDD and Developer Experience? · Which Web Framework do people recommend for Rust in 2023?
    2
  • server
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Best server and admins ! Come join
    2. Best server and admins ! Come join
    #4
    server
    Best server and admins ! Come join · Best server and admins ! Come join
    2
  • platform to find an enthusiastic team
    2 posts in the past month
    1. The best platform to find an enthusiastic team to develop a project?
    2. The best platform to find an enthusiastic team to develop a project?
    #5
    platform to find an enthusiastic team
    The best platform to find an enthusiastic team to develop a project? · The best platform to find an enthusiastic team to develop a project?
    2
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/rust for?
Best for Programmers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/rust 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/rust have?
Roughly 409K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/rust on?
r/rust 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/rust cover?
On the Hive Index, r/rust is organized under Programmers.
How do I join r/rust?
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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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