1.5K posts analyzed Updated Sep 2026
Averages 52 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 12 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (100%).
r/learnprogramming Traffic & Engagement r/learnprogramming Traffic & Engagement
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r/learnprogramming Most Active Times When r/learnprogramming Is Most Active
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r/learnprogramming Flair Performance r/learnprogramming Flair Performance
Upvotes and volume by flair Average upvotes and post volume by flair
| Flair | Posts | Upvotes |
|---|---|---|
| Topic | 155 (39.7%) | 14 |
| Resource | 102 (26.2%) | 4 |
| Tutorial | 59 (15.1%) | 11 |
| Debugging | 33 (8.5%) | 6 |
| Code Review | 18 (4.6%) | 6 |
| Solved | 14 (3.6%) | 1 |
| Advice | 5 (1.3%) | 3 |
| Discussion | 4 (1.0%) | 3 |
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r/learnprogramming Trending Keywords Trending Keywords in r/learnprogramming
Ranked by how often they appear Title keywords ranked by how often they appear
| Keyword | Mentions ▼ | Upvotes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| programming | 193 (12.5%) | 13 | 13 |
| learn | 165 (10.7%) | 13 | 12 |
| learning | 125 (8.1%) | 8 | 10 |
| code | 112 (7.2%) | 8 | 13 |
| help | 78 (5.0%) | 3 | 4 |
| coding | 74 (4.8%) | 10 | 8 |
| looking | 72 (4.7%) | 2 | 3 |
| project | 72 (4.7%) | 3 | 8 |
| actually | 68 (4.4%) | 17 | 12 |
| need | 60 (3.9%) | 5 | 6 |
r/learnprogramming Mentioned Domains Mentioned Domains in r/learnprogramming
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This community doesn't link off-site.
Its posts are text, images, or discussion rather than outbound links.
r/learnprogramming Top Posts Top Performing Posts in r/learnprogramming
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Why does my boss think try-catch is bad?
I Miss When Coding Felt Like a Drug. How Do I Get That Feeling Back?
How are so many self-taught programmers able to build software from scratch without ever truly learning Algorithms?
Cannot for the life of me understand object oriented programming
2 years into my software engineering career and AI is making me feel lost about my career
I realized AI was helping me avoid the part of programming I actually needed to learn
I miss the old era
If functions can have other functions in them, why not use them instead of classes?
APIs are making me realise how little i actually understand JS
I wanna create a operating system, am i delusional?
| Title | Upvotes | Comments | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why does my boss think try-catch is bad? | 378 | 292 | text | Sep 25 |
| I Miss When Coding Felt Like a Drug. How Do I Get That Feeling Back? | 355 | 93 | text | Sep 16 |
| How are so many self-taught programmers able to build software from scratch without ever truly learning Algorithms? | 337 | 241 | text | Sep 22 |
| Cannot for the life of me understand object oriented programming | 268 | 223 | text | Sep 26 |
| 2 years into my software engineering career and AI is making me feel lost about my career | 265 | 84 | text | Sep 18 |
| I realized AI was helping me avoid the part of programming I actually needed to learn | 242 | 58 | text | Sep 2 |
| I miss the old era | 226 | 82 | text | Sep 5 |
| If functions can have other functions in them, why not use them instead of classes? | 207 | 97 | text | Sep 7 |
| APIs are making me realise how little i actually understand JS | 205 | 63 | text | Sep 15 |
| I wanna create a operating system, am i delusional? | 202 | 145 | text | Sep 24 |
r/learnprogramming Audience Overlap r/learnprogramming Subreddit Overlap & Related Communities
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r/learnprogramming FAQ Frequently Asked Questions About r/learnprogramming
What's the best time to post on r/learnprogramming?
Based on posting volume, r/learnprogramming is most active on Tuesdays around 12 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.
How active is r/learnprogramming?
r/learnprogramming averages 52 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.
How many upvotes do posts on r/learnprogramming get?
Posts on r/learnprogramming average about 8 upvotes this month (net score per post).
What kind of posts does r/learnprogramming get most?
On r/learnprogramming, most posts are text posts (100%)