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r/learnprogramming vs r/cscareerquestions

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CS career questions vs learning to code

r/cscareerquestions is for people entering or working in computer science/tech careers—navigating industry challenges and strategies. r/learnprogramming is for questions about programming in any language (English contributions).

Both have SubMouse pages (cscareerquestions about 2.4M, rank #464; learnprogramming about 4.4M, rank #209). Samples are all text at roughly 51 vs 42 posts per day.

Short rule titles keep homework and careers apart. cscareerquestions requires career/tech-industry relevance, thought and research, and routes some questions to daily threads. learnprogramming bans off-topic posts, FAQ duplicates, app/website review requests and unprofessional speech. Ask “how do I get hired / level up at work?” in cscareerquestions; ask “how does this language/concept work?” in learnprogramming. (programming vs learnprogramming covers the news/link lane separately.)

  • r/cscareerquestions: careers in CS/tech; effortful posts; some topics belong in daily threads.
  • r/learnprogramming: language/learning questions; no FAQ duplicates or app showcases.
  • Career vs craft. Both have full SubMouse community pages.

Written comparison based on public descriptions and rule titles · updated 2026-11-06.

r/learnprogramming

learn programming

A subreddit for all questions related to programming in any programming language (Contributions are only allowed in English!).

Members
4.4M
7-day growth
+1.9K
Posts/day
42.1
Directory rank
#209
Created
Sep 24, 2009
Submissions
Text posts

Sample mix: text posts 100%

Topics: Programming

Rule titles (short names we collected)

  • No unprofessional/derogatory speech
  • No spam or tasteless self-promotion
  • No off-topic posts
  • Do not ask exact duplicates of FAQ questions
  • Do not delete posts
  • No app/website review requests/app showcases
  • No rewards
  • No indirect links
  • Do not promote illegal or unethical practices
  • No complete solutions
  • Don't Ask To Ask
  • Low Effort Questions

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About this community: r/learnprogramming (#209, about 4.4 million) is the generalist Q&A room for programming questions in any language (English-only contributions per the public description)—the helpdesk counterpart to discussion-first r/programming.

r/cscareerquestions

Computer Science Career Questions

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 suc…

Members
2.4M
7-day growth
+1.7K
Posts/day
50.7
Directory rank
#464
Created
Mar 19, 2011
Submissions
Text posts

Sample mix: text posts 100%

Topics: Questions & Discussion, Careers

Rule titles (short names we collected)

  • Posts must be related to careers in computer science or the tech industry.
  • Posts must show thought, effort, and research.
  • Some questions belong in daily stickied threads.
  • Survey or data-collecting posts require mod approval.
  • Promotional or advertising threads are only allowed in the monthly stickied threads.
  • Trolling or being a jerk is not allowed.
  • Posts must contain a question or foster discussion.
  • Comments should be on-topic.
  • Comments should be professional and helpful.
  • Use ModMail instead of PMing moderators if you have issues.
  • Name & Shames are only for behavior that is blatantly unethical, illegal, or exceptionally shitty.

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About this community: At #464 with about 2.4 million subscribers, r/cscareerquestions is cSCareerQuestions is a community for those who are in the process of entering or are already part of the computer science field. Collected rules highlight Posts must be related to careers in computer science or the tech industry; Posts must show thought, effort, and research; and Some questions belong in daily stickied threads, among 11 listed. Activ…

Supported differences

Aspectr/learnprogrammingr/cscareerquestions
Public focus (from each community’s public description) A subreddit for all questions related to programming in any programming language (Contributions are only allowed in English!). 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 suc…
Size
r/learnprogramming is larger in our directory (about 1.8×).
 4.4M members 2.4M members
Posting activity (our sample) 42.1/day 50.7/day
Common post types in our sample text posts 100% text posts 100%
Topic tags on SubMouse Programming Questions & Discussion, Careers
Selected rule titles (short names we collected) No unprofessional/derogatory speech; No spam or tasteless self-promotion; No off-topic posts; Do not ask exact duplicates of FAQ questions; Do not delete posts Posts must be related to careers in computer science or the tech industry.; Posts must show thought, effort, and research.; Some questions belong in daily stickied threads.; Survey or data-collecting posts require mod approval.; Promotional or advertising threads are only allowed in the monthly stickied threads.

Rules and tone we can verify

cscareerquestions: posts must relate to CS/tech careers; show thought/effort/research; some questions belong in daily stickied threads; surveys need approval; no jerk behaviour. learnprogramming: no unprofessional speech; no spam/self-promo; no off-topic; no exact FAQ duplicates; do not delete posts; no app/website review requests; no rewards; no indirect links.

Where this comparison comes from

Public descriptions and member counts from SubMouse’s safe-for-work directory. Short titles only.

Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and post types are shown where recent activity is available. Rule lines are short titles, not the full sidebar. Directory rank is listing order.

Comparisons we prepared

Hand-written explanations for pairs where the public descriptions and rules support a real distinction: