Hobby programmers: communities and participation rules
They write software in their spare time for personal projects, useful little tools, and the enjoyment of experimenting with code.
Related communities · 232
Places with a sampled week come first, followed by recorded membership. Membership is neither activity nor a recommendation score.
- r/programming6.74M members · 2025-01
- Language
- English
- Introducing a product
- Excerpt recorded; check its scope
Recorded rule excerptIf a majority of your contributions to reddit constitute self-promotion, you will be banned * If you immediately start submitting promotional material with a fresh account, you wil
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Every post of 2026-09 in Reddit's public archive (Arctic Shift's monthly file); up to 60 posts a place, fixed by the hash of the post's id, judged one by one by Jev: written by one of these people, and showing one's own work; still up as the archive's second look a day and a half later found it.
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- r/ProgrammerHumor4.23M members · 2025-01
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- English
- Introducing a product
- Restriction recorded
Recorded rule excerptPosts or comments must not focus around merchandise, merchandisable goods (mugs, t-shirts, etc), or advertising.
Rules and sources →Discussion sample availableWhy this appears
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Every post of 2026-09 in Reddit's public archive (Arctic Shift's monthly file); up to 60 posts a place, fixed by the hash of the post's id, judged one by one by Jev: written by one of these people, and showing one's own work; still up as the archive's second look a day and a half later found it.
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- r/learnprogramming4.18M members · 2025-01
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- English
- Introducing a product
- Restriction recorded
Recorded rule excerptDo not request reviews for, promote, or showcase some app or website you've written.
Rules and sources →Discussion sample availableWhy this appears
Listed through a recorded audience relationship. Demand for your product has not been verified here.
Every post of 2026-09 in Reddit's public archive (Arctic Shift's monthly file); up to 60 posts a place, fixed by the hash of the post's id, judged one by one by Jev: written by one of these people, and showing one's own work; still up as the archive's second look a day and a half later found it.
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- r/webdev3.32M members · 2026-10-11
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- English
- Introducing a product
- Restriction recorded
Recorded rule excerptWe do not allow any commercial promotion or solicitation.
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Every post of 2026-09 in Reddit's public archive (Arctic Shift's monthly file); up to 60 posts a place, fixed by the hash of the post's id, judged one by one by Jev: written by one of these people, and showing one's own work; still up as the archive's second look a day and a half later found it.
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- r/algotrading1.77M members · 2025-01
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- English
- Introducing a product
- Restriction recorded
Recorded rule excerptContent marketing, product or service announcements, and affiliate links are prohibited.
Rules and sources →Discussion sample availableWhy this appears
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Every post of 2026-09 in Reddit's public archive (Arctic Shift's monthly file); up to 60 posts a place, fixed by the hash of the post's id, judged one by one by Jev: written by one of these people, and showing one's own work; still up as the archive's second look a day and a half later found it.
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- r/Python1.33M members · 2025-01
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- English
- Introducing a product
- Not established
Recorded rule excerpt"How do I", Help, or similar questions belong in r/LearnPython
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Every post of 2026-09 in Reddit's public archive (Arctic Shift's monthly file); up to 60 posts a place, fixed by the hash of the post's id, judged one by one by Jev: written by one of these people, and showing one's own work; still up as the archive's second look a day and a half later found it.
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- r/learnpython900k members · 2025-01
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- English
- Introducing a product
- Restriction recorded
Recorded rule excerptThis is not the place to advertise your book, video, blog, study group, company training video, bot, or really anything.
Rules and sources →Discussion sample availableWhy this appears
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Every post of 2026-09 in Reddit's public archive (Arctic Shift's monthly file); up to 60 posts a place, fixed by the hash of the post's id, judged one by one by Jev: written by one of these people, and showing one's own work; still up as the archive's second look a day and a half later found it.
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- r/sideproject865k members · 2026-10-11
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- English
- Introducing a product
- Not established
No original wording is recorded for this action, so permission cannot be established here.
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Listed through a recorded audience relationship. Demand for your product has not been verified here.
Every post of 2026-09 in Reddit's public archive (Arctic Shift's monthly file); up to 60 posts a place, fixed by the hash of the post's id, judged one by one by Jev: written by one of these people, and showing one's own work; still up as the archive's second look a day and a half later found it.
View source · record organized October 15, 2026 - r/arduino692k members · 2025-01
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- English
- Introducing a product
- Restriction recorded
Recorded rule excerptAlso don't spam or post other blatant commercial production promotion, click-bait, or karma farming, and don't post URL's in your post titles.
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Every post of 2026-09 in Reddit's public archive (Arctic Shift's monthly file); up to 60 posts a place, fixed by the hash of the post's id, judged one by one by Jev: written by one of these people, and showing one's own work; still up as the archive's second look a day and a half later found it.
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- r/coding603k members · 2025-01
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- English
- Introducing a product
- Restriction recorded
Recorded rule excerptDo not post your commercial software, your start-up project, or other tool for the sole purpose of getting sales or recognition.
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Which groups each place is for, judged by a model on the place's own description in the list; no posts read.
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- r/programminghorror363k members · 2025-01
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- English
- Introducing a product
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Recorded rule excerptGo to r/programminghelp.
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Which groups each place is for, judged by a model on the place's own description in the list; no posts read.
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- r/programacion299k members · 2025-01
- Language
- Spanish
- Introducing a product
- Restriction recorded
Recorded rule excerptNo se permiten promoción a otras comunidades
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Every post of 2026-09 in Reddit's public archive (Arctic Shift's monthly file); up to 60 posts a place, fixed by the hash of the post's id, judged one by one by Jev: written by one of these people, and showing one's own work; still up as the archive's second look a day and a half later found it.
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After finding a community, find the conversations worth joining.
Hmm uses your product’s context to find relevant discussions, prepare replies and follow responses after you send. ahahmm has not launched yet; Mac comes first, with Windows in development.