27 Best Software Development Subreddits as of 6/3/2026

27 Software Development communities on Reddit

Updated 6/3/2026

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#1
r/homelab
on reddit and discord
Welcome to your friendly /r/homelab, where techies and sysadmin from everywhere are welcome to share their labs, projects, builds, etc.
1.0M members
Forum
Chat
39 views / month
#2
r/LLMDevs
on reddit
A space for Enthusiasts, Developers and Researchers to discuss LLMs and their applications.
152K members
Forum
8 views / month
#3
r/webdev
on reddit
A community dedicated to all things web development: both front-end and back-end. For more design-related questions, try /r/web_design.
3.3M members
Forum
Chat
Perks
24 views / month
#4
r/javascript
on reddit
Chat about javascript and javascript related projects. Yes, typescript counts. Please keep self promotion to a minimum/reasonable level.
2.4M members
Forum
15 views / month
#5
r/MicroSaaS
on reddit
A place to change your life with micro SaaS apps
196K members
Forum
Events
7 views / month
#6
r/learnprogramming
on reddit
A subreddit for all questions related to programming in any programming language (Contributions are only allowed in English!).
4.4M members
Forum
13 views / month
#7
r/reactjs
on reddit
A community for discussing anything related to the React UI framework and its ecosystem. Join the Reactiflux Discord (reactiflux.com) for additional React discussion and help.
505K members
Forum
8 views / month
#8
r/aws
on reddit
News, articles and tools covering Amazon Web Services (AWS), including S3, EC2, SQS, RDS, DynamoDB, IAM, CloudFormation, AWS-CDK, Route 53, CloudFront, Lambda, VPC, Cloudwatch, Glacier and more.
385K members
Forum
10 views / month
#9
r/dotnet
on reddit
.NET Community, if you are using C#, VB.NET, F#, or anything running with .NET... you are at the right place!
239K members
Forum
7 views / month
#10
r/linux
on reddit
Welcome to /r/Linux! This is a community for sharing news about Linux, interesting developments and press. If you're looking for tech support, /r/Linux4Noobs and /r/linuxquestions are friendly communities that can help you. Please also check out: https://lemmy.ml/c/linux and Kbin.social/m/Linux Please refrain from posting help requests here, cheers.
1.9M members
Forum
Chat
7 views / month
r/programming
on reddit
Computer Programming
6.9M members
Forum
173 views / month
r/compsci
on reddit
Computer Science Theory and Application. We share and discuss any content that computer scientists find interesting. People from all walks of life welcome, including hackers, hobbyists, professionals, and academics.
4.0M members
Forum
7 views / month
r/coding
on reddit
Fuck /u/spez.
639K members
Forum
6 views / month
r/selfhosted
on reddit
A place to share, discuss, discover, assist with, gain assistance for, and critique self-hosted alternatives to our favorite web apps, web services, and online tools.
781K members
Forum
25 views / month
r/rust
on reddit
A place for all things related to the Rust programming language—an open-source systems language that emphasizes performance, reliability, and productivity.
408K members
Forum
2 views / month
r/transprogrammer
on reddit
a programming community for trans people
12K members
Forum
9 views / month
AIForCoding
on reddit
AI For Coding is dedicated to exploring cutting-edge AI coding technologies. We welcome discussions on innovative tools, editors, plugins, research papers, articles, blogs, and any other resources that help us stay at the forefront of AI-driven development.
197 members
Forum
8 views / month
r/ChatGPTCoding
on reddit
Welcome to our community! This subreddit focuses on the coding side of ChatGPT - from interactions you've had with it, to tips on using it, to posting full blown creations! Make sure to read our rules before posting!
383K members
Forum
5 views / month
r/scala
on reddit
57K members
Forum
Jobs
1 views / month
r/hacking
on reddit
A subreddit dedicated to hacking and hackers. Constructive collaboration and learning about exploits, industry standards, grey and white hat hacking, new hardware and software hacking technology, sharing ideas and suggestions for small business and personal security.
3.0M members
Forum
3 views / month
r/node
on reddit
Unofficial Node.js subreddit. Discuss Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, and anything else in the Node.js ecosystem!
342K members
Forum
r/ProgrammingLanguages
on reddit
This subreddit is dedicated to the theory, design and implementation of programming languages.
127K members
Forum
5 views / month
r/lisp
on reddit
A subreddit for the Lisp family of programming languages.
44K members
Forum
r/emacs
on reddit
The extensible, customizable, self-documenting real-time display editor.
87K members
Forum
1 views / month
r/solidity
on reddit
Solidity is an object-oriented, high-level language for implementing smart contracts
25K members
Forum
4 views / month
r/githubcopilot
on reddit
An unofficial community to discuss GitHub Copilot, an artificial intelligence tool designed to help create code.
78K members
Forum
2 views / month
r/csMajors
on reddit
All about studying and students of computer science.
446K members
Forum
2 views / month

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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.
: Hive Index lists 27 Software Development subreddits on Reddit. Most listings with size data are massive (44%) or gigantic (30%). This is a smaller slice of our database, so read trends as directional. The main Software Development topic page covers every platform we track for this topic.
: Forum is the most common feature (100% of listings).
: All 27 listings on this page are free to join (no paid membership or application gate listed). Access rules can still change on the community side.
: On Hive Index, the default Popular sort surfaces r/homelab, r/LLMDevs, r/webdev, and r/javascript first. Popularity reflects visitor interest in communities on the site, not a universal quality score. Use the sort menu for Ratings, Largest, or Newest.
: Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for topic relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available. Member counts are approximate. Popular reflects visitor interest in communities on the site, with richer profiles breaking ties. Ratings, Largest, and Newest use review scores, reported member counts, and listing age instead.
: This page was last updated 6/3/2026, based on the most recent change to the topic or its listings. We refresh entries when communities are submitted, claimed, or reviewed, and we update member counts, features, and traffic data on an ongoing basis.