/r/compsci - top ten submissions for each month of 2026

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2026, July
A concrete, runnable demonstration that iterate...
306 A concrete, runnable demonstration that iterate...
AI Coding will Prevent Expertise | The need for...
174 AI Coding will Prevent Expertise | The need for...
Richard Feynman and the Connection Machine (1989)
52 Richard Feynman and the Connection Machine (1989)
How to implement heap types for a custom JVM im...
33 How to implement heap types for a custom JVM im...
I open-sourced the reproducibility core from my...
27 I open-sourced the reproducibility core from my...
How often do you engage with theory?
26 How often do you engage with theory?
Is there a “complexity theory” for language mod...
12 Is there a “complexity theory” for language mod...
What are the basic assumptions of type theory-b...
9 What are the basic assumptions of type theory-b...
Exploring microcode as a programming interface:...
10 Exploring microcode as a programming interface:...
Andy Pimentel on why designing the computer ins...
7 Andy Pimentel on why designing the computer ins...
2026, June
Agentic Coding is a Trap | Remaining vigilant a...
303 Agentic Coding is a Trap | Remaining vigilant a...
What books to send an inmate for compsci?
68 What books to send an inmate for compsci?
How do I actually start doing CS research from ...
60 How do I actually start doing CS research from ...
Every year, we lay flowers at Alan Turing's sta...
27 Every year, we lay flowers at Alan Turing's sta...
Markov Algorithms, Mazes, Desert with Sand and ...
25 Markov Algorithms, Mazes, Desert with Sand and ...
micrograd4j: I ported Karpathy's micrograd to p...
20 micrograd4j: I ported Karpathy's micrograd to p...
Is Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning sti...
19 Is Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning sti...
When The C/C++ Users Journal Disappeared
19 When The C/C++ Users Journal Disappeared
Inquiries into some computer networks research
13 Inquiries into some computer networks research
In search of community for system programming
8 In search of community for system programming
2026, May
I built a SQL-like relational database engine i...
253 I built a SQL-like relational database engine i...
When does writing a number in words become more...
143 When does writing a number in words become more...
I built a world record exact solver for the min...
139 I built a world record exact solver for the min...
The Dynamo paper's hinted handoff is still one ...
36 The Dynamo paper's hinted handoff is still one ...
Built a DBMS from scratch in C to study buffer ...
17 Built a DBMS from scratch in C to study buffer ...
Why Is Chess Harder Than Othello? Mapping Game ...
10 Why Is Chess Harder Than Othello? Mapping Game ...
Building a Voyager inspired OS less emulator fo...
11 Building a Voyager inspired OS less emulator fo...
ETH Zurich built an ultra-stable quantum gate a...
9 ETH Zurich built an ultra-stable quantum gate a...
Introduction to Secret Sharing from First Princ...
10 Introduction to Secret Sharing from First Princ...
Synthesizing turtle programs to redraw images w...
8 Synthesizing turtle programs to redraw images w...
2026, April
If e^i?=-1 would be the most beautiful equation...
171 If e^i?=-1 would be the most beautiful equation...
Float accuracy visualization
100 Float accuracy visualization
Demonstrating Turing-completeness of TrueType h...
104 Demonstrating Turing-completeness of TrueType h...
Trouble understanding P VS NP
30 Trouble understanding P VS NP
A Fast Quicksort for Modern CPUs with Threads a...
18 A Fast Quicksort for Modern CPUs with Threads a...
A behavioural specification found a previously ...
18 A behavioural specification found a previously ...
Musings on Self-Studying Computer Science
18 Musings on Self-Studying Computer Science
[Research] Empirical Validation of the stabilit...
15 [Research] Empirical Validation of the stabilit...
People had ideas for useful algorithms before c...
9 People had ideas for useful algorithms before c...
Introduction to type safety in a quantum program
10 Introduction to type safety in a quantum program
2026, March
RIP Tony Hoare 1934 - 2026
2109 RIP Tony Hoare 1934 - 2026
How is Apple able to create ARM based chips in ...
734 How is Apple able to create ARM based chips in ...
Claude’s Cycles - Don Knuth
102 Claude’s Cycles - Don Knuth
LLMs are dead for formal verification. But is t...
91 LLMs are dead for formal verification. But is t...
Utterly useless yet fun sorting algorithms
80 Utterly useless yet fun sorting algorithms
People that paid for membership in IEEE what do...
27 People that paid for membership in IEEE what do...
[Dataset] A living artist just open-sourced his...
26 [Dataset] A living artist just open-sourced his...
What are the best magazines or sources for keep...
26 What are the best magazines or sources for keep...
Knuth's 2025 Christmas Lecture: Turning Knight'...
22 Knuth's 2025 Christmas Lecture: Turning Knight'...
Operating System simulator for learning schedul...
22 Operating System simulator for learning schedul...
2026, February
What’s a concept in computer science that compl...
910 What’s a concept in computer science that compl...
What is so special about rust??
455 What is so special about rust??
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei suggests OpenAI does...
208 Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei suggests OpenAI does...
When did race conditions become real to you?
129 When did race conditions become real to you?
Is this kind of CPU possible to create for gaming?
109 Is this kind of CPU possible to create for gaming?
How Computers Work: Explained from First Princi...
71 How Computers Work: Explained from First Princi...
Computational Complexity of Air Travel Planning...
43 Computational Complexity of Air Travel Planning...
Cosmologically Unique IDs
41 Cosmologically Unique IDs
There are so many 'good' playlists on Theory of...
30 There are so many 'good' playlists on Theory of...
Petri Nets as a Universal Abstraction
30 Petri Nets as a Universal Abstraction
2026, January
I got paid minimum wage to solve an impossible ...
2154 I got paid minimum wage to solve an impossible ...
TIL about "human computers",  people who did ma...
365 TIL about "human computers", people who did ma...
ACM is Now Fully Open Access
156 ACM is Now Fully Open Access
I built an interactive graph algorithm visualizer
73 I built an interactive graph algorithm visualizer
Does a Chinese programming language exist?
66 Does a Chinese programming language exist?
Simulation of "The Ladybird Clock Puzzle"
34 Simulation of "The Ladybird Clock Puzzle"
Tect - Minimal, type-safe language for designin...
34 Tect - Minimal, type-safe language for designin...
How do I dive into systems programming?
24 How do I dive into systems programming?
Sorting with Fibonacci Numbers and a Knuth Rewa...
22 Sorting with Fibonacci Numbers and a Knuth Rewa...
"Constrained" variables--why are they not a thi...
17 "Constrained" variables--why are they not a thi...