r/cscareerquestions

Computer Science Career Questions

Founded March 2011 · Public — anyone can post

Updated Oct 19

CSCareerQuestions is a community for those who are in the process of entering or are already part of the computer science field. Our goal is to help navigate and share challenges of the industry and strategies to be successful .

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2,400,233

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Growth · 7d

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Growth · 30d

+0.6%

+14K members · ≈37d

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How many members does r/cscareerquestions have?

r/cscareerquestions has 2,400,233 members as of our most recent crawl on Oct 19. 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/cscareerquestions growing?

Over the last ≈37 days r/cscareerquestions changed by +0.6% — a gain of 14K 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/cscareerquestions?

We don't have a reliable posting-rate sample for r/cscareerquestions 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/cscareerquestions created?

r/cscareerquestions 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.

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