r/AskProgramming

Founded March 2011 · Public — anyone can post

Updated Sep 4

Ask questions about programming.

Members

233,020

233K

Online now

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Posts per day

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Comments per post

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Growth · 7d

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Growth · 30d

+1.4%

+3.3K members · ≈31d

Promo tolerance

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not assessed yet

Last post

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Distinct posters

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Tracking since Aug 4 · growth spans are the real distance between snapshots, not rounded windows. Posts/day is measured from the community’s own newest posts on Reddit, not from what Prowlo happens to crawl.

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r/AskProgramming — frequently asked

How many members does r/AskProgramming have?

r/AskProgramming has 233,020 members as of our most recent crawl on Sep 4. Prowlo re-checks tracked communities on a rolling schedule, so this figure moves rather than sitting frozen at whatever it was when a scraper last ran.

Is r/AskProgramming growing?

Over the last ≈31 days r/AskProgramming changed by +1.4% — a gain of 3.3K members. We compare against the nearest snapshot we actually hold and state the real span rather than rounding it to a clean "30 days".

How active is r/AskProgramming?

We don't have a reliable posting-rate sample for r/AskProgramming yet. Subscriber count alone is a poor guide to whether a community is active, so treat this one as unverified until the next sample lands.

When was r/AskProgramming created?

r/AskProgramming was founded in March 2011 and is a public — anyone can post community. Age matters: an older community with steady growth has survived Reddit's moderation churn; a young one with a spike may not.

Can I promote my product in r/AskProgramming?

We don't have a promo-tolerance read for r/AskProgramming yet. Default to the safe approach: read the sidebar rules, contribute in threads where you gain nothing, and mention your product only when it is the honest answer to someone's question.

How do I monitor r/AskProgramming for mentions?

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Can my AI agent read r/AskProgramming's stats?

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