Side-by-side using public descriptions, members, growth and rule titles from SubMouse. Missing fields show as n/a. Adult communities are excluded.
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r/programming’s public description is simply “Computer Programming,” but its collected meta and short rule titles make the lane clear: submissions are link-oriented, and one title states it is not a support forum. r/learnprogramming’s description is explicit—questions about programming in any language (English contributions)—and its meta allows text (self) posts.
Our activity samples agree with that split. programming’s recent sample is dominated by links (with some video), at roughly two dozen posts per day. learnprogramming’s sample in the same collection window is essentially all text, at a higher posts-per-day rate, which fits question-and-answer traffic.
Each community lists the other on its related list in our directory. Bring news, essays and project links that stand on their own to programming; bring “how do I…?” learning questions to learnprogramming, after reading its short rule titles—including FAQ duplicates, low-effort questions and AI-generated material.
Written comparison based on public descriptions and rule titles · updated 2026-11-06.
Computer Programming
Sample mix: links 89%, videos 11%
Topics: Programming
Rule titles (short names we collected)
A subreddit for all questions related to programming in any programming language (Contributions are only allowed in English!).
Sample mix: text posts 100%
Topics: Programming
Rule titles (short names we collected)
| Aspect | r/programming | r/learnprogramming |
|---|---|---|
| Public focus (from each community’s public description) | Computer Programming | A subreddit for all questions related to programming in any programming language (Contributions are only allowed in English!). |
| Size r/programming is larger in our directory (about 1.6×). |
6.9M members | 4.4M members |
| Posting activity (our sample) | 23.6/day | 42.1/day |
| Common post types in our sample | links 89%, videos 11% | text posts 100% |
| Allowed submission type (meta) | Link posts | Text posts |
| Selected rule titles (short names we collected) | /r/programming is not a support forum; Keep submissions on topic and of high quality; No surveys; No résumés/job listings; Project and product demos, spam | No unprofessional/derogatory speech; No spam or tasteless self-promotion; No off-topic posts; Do not ask exact duplicates of FAQ questions; Do not delete posts |
programming’s collected short titles include “/r/programming is not a support forum,” “Keep submissions on topic and of high quality,” “No surveys,” “No résumés/job listings,” and “Project and product demos, spam.” learnprogramming’s collected short titles include civility and spam limits, “No off-topic posts,” FAQ-duplicate limits, showcase/review bans, “Low Effort Questions,” and “AI generated.” Those are the short titles we show in the comparison cards—not paraphrases of unseen full rule text. Always read each community’s live Reddit sidebar before posting.
Public descriptions and member counts from SubMouse’s safe-for-work directory. Submission type, short rule titles and activity samples SubMouse collected for both names. Mutual related-list link in that same directory. No full rule bodies or post text are reproduced.
Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and post-type mixes appear when we have an activity sample. Rule lines are short titles, not the full sidebar. Directory rank is listing order — communities outside the current Top 100 open in the info tool instead of a full community page.