5 Best Web Development Subreddits as of 9/23/2021

5 Web Development communities on Reddit

Updated 9/23/2021

#1
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
17 views / month
#2
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
9 views / month
#3
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.
504K members
Forum
6 views / month
#4
r/web_design
on reddit
Web Design
967K members
Forum
7 views / month
#5
r/indiewebdev
on reddit
A community for independent web developers of all skill levels, building personal or experimental websites and tools. Share projects, get feedback, discuss web standards, and connect with like-minded creators who are passionate about shaping the web outside the mainstream.
9K members
Forum
Chat

All Web Development communities

Web Development
26 communities for Web Developers
928 / mo
Web Development, 26 communities, 928 views per month including community pages

FAQ

: Communities for web developers working across the stack, from front-end frameworks to backend architecture and deployment. Discord and Slack host the most active spaces, with communities organized around specific languages, tools, and frameworks. Good for getting code review, talking through architecture decisions, or finding collaborators.
: Hive Index lists 5 Web Development subreddits on Reddit. Most listings with size data are massive (40%) or gigantic (40%). We only have a handful of listings so far, so treat these numbers as directional. The main Web Development topic page covers every platform we track for this topic.
: Forum is the most common (100%). Others that show up often include live chat and member perks. Use the feature filters above the list to narrow results.
: All 5 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/webdev, r/javascript, r/reactjs, and r/web_design 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 9/23/2021, 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.