r/softwaredevelopment↗
Software Development - methodologies, techniques, and tools. Covering Agile, RUP, Waterfall + more!
Software development methodologies, techniques, and tools. Not to be confused with programming. Covering Agile, RUP, Waterfall, Crystal, Extreme Programming, Scrum, Lean, Kanban and more.
166k subscribers451 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)378 authors / mosince 2008
r/softwaredevelopment has 166k members (+34% over the last 12 months). It gets about 451 posts a month from 378 people. Top topics: Developer Career Navigation, Programming Books and Learning Resources.
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Topics and brands on r/softwaredevelopment
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- Developer Career Navigation2.2%
- Programming Books2.0%
- Learning Resources1.8%
- Developer Life1.5%
- Software Career Navigation1.4%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Medium
- Microsoft
- Claude Code Docs
- draw.io
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