r/developer↗
The home of developers.
Where professional developers come to talk about what it takes to be a great software developer. Job posts welcome.
50k subscribers102 posts / mo in Sep 202685 authors / mosince 2008
r/developer has 50k members (+47% over the last 12 months). It gets about 102 posts a month from 85 people. Top topics: Developer Career Navigation, Learning Resources and Software Career Navigation.
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How r/developer has grown
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Topics and brands on r/developer
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Developer Career Navigation2.4%
- Learning Resources2.1%
- Software Career Navigation1.2%
- Software Career Navigation1.2%
- AI in Coding1.2%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Medium
- Apple
- PeerPush
- GNUstep
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