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Best subreddits for developers
5 communities where developers talk, ranked by size. Each one links to its rules, top posters, and the best time to post.
Built from public Reddit data, activity measured 2026-08-22 to 2026-09-19. Subreddits were sorted into industries by their own descriptions.
| # | Subreddit | Members | Posts / day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | r/programming Computer Programming | 6.7M | 26.9 |
| 2 | r/ProgrammerHumor For anything funny related to programming and software development. | 4.2M | 31.5 |
| 3 | r/learnprogramming A subreddit for all questions related to programming in any language. | 4.2M | 54.1 |
| 4 | r/compsci Computer Science Theory and Application. We share and discuss any content that computer scientists find interesting. Pe… | 4.0M | — |
| 5 | r/raspberry_pi | 3.2M | 12.9 |
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