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

sfw subreddits | << learnprogramming 2025
2026, July
touch is a weird command.
1209 touch is a weird command.
My parents don't like me coding.
614 My parents don't like me coding.
How do senior developers build such broad and d...
604 How do senior developers build such broad and d...
I will teach you programming for free
542 I will teach you programming for free
It took me 5 years. You can do it.
461 It took me 5 years. You can do it.
Got embarrassed in an interview
391 Got embarrassed in an interview
What are the YouTube channels you watch as a so...
345 What are the YouTube channels you watch as a so...
STOP POSTING - I WANT TO LEARN CODE
323 STOP POSTING - I WANT TO LEARN CODE
My first ever PR was so bad that the owner of t...
283 My first ever PR was so bad that the owner of t...
For experienced devs -- please share tips you o...
261 For experienced devs -- please share tips you o...
2026, June
I'm sick of tutoring people whose brain cells h...
1793 I'm sick of tutoring people whose brain cells h...
Don’t lose your manual coding skills
1167 Don’t lose your manual coding skills
uh huh... yes. I am totally (not) convinced tha...
676 uh huh... yes. I am totally (not) convinced tha...
AI runed 2 years of learning
371 AI runed 2 years of learning
Just got my university .edu email. What should ...
374 Just got my university .edu email. What should ...
Stop doing tutorials, stop watching youtube pro...
369 Stop doing tutorials, stop watching youtube pro...
Programming had its magic
346 Programming had its magic
Programming seems kind of like copy-pasting to ...
273 Programming seems kind of like copy-pasting to ...
Anyone else feel like they missed their calling...
267 Anyone else feel like they missed their calling...
Why does contributing to open source seem so hard?
205 Why does contributing to open source seem so hard?
2026, May
Did anyone else lose interest in programming af...
511 Did anyone else lose interest in programming af...
Is coding just an infinite string of 'how was I...
425 Is coding just an infinite string of 'how was I...
The day I fell in love with computer science
407 The day I fell in love with computer science
sat down and coded without ai for the first tim...
356 sat down and coded without ai for the first tim...
Self-taught programmers who actually made it, h...
317 Self-taught programmers who actually made it, h...
How do you start contributing to open source in...
245 How do you start contributing to open source in...
How to improve as a software engineer?
244 How to improve as a software engineer?
I think programming has made me abnormal
195 I think programming has made me abnormal
How do I become a good programmer as a self taught
169 How do I become a good programmer as a self taught
tried to do leetcode and instead i almost cried
157 tried to do leetcode and instead i almost cried
2026, April
the juniors who only learned to code with AI ar...
2673 the juniors who only learned to code with AI ar...
I kept every homework, note, and problem set fr...
722 I kept every homework, note, and problem set fr...
Has anyone encountered a beginner programmer wh...
486 Has anyone encountered a beginner programmer wh...
What websites should every programmer know?
400 What websites should every programmer know?
freecodecamp is not that good anymore
319 freecodecamp is not that good anymore
Honest question: how do you stay sharp when the...
254 Honest question: how do you stay sharp when the...
30 year old housewife that decided to learn pro...
226 30 year old housewife that decided to learn pro...
Why does AI include emojis in code comments, te...
199 Why does AI include emojis in code comments, te...
Why should I learn AI? It seems like learning r...
185 Why should I learn AI? It seems like learning r...
How do you become technically cracked?
173 How do you become technically cracked?
2026, March
been coding for 8 years and I still google basi...
2409 been coding for 8 years and I still google basi...
I fell for the oldest trick in the book and i w...
1716 I fell for the oldest trick in the book and i w...
The fact that Python code is based on indents a...
1430 The fact that Python code is based on indents a...
Help! My son is coding and programming
1016 Help! My son is coding and programming
The answers to 90% of the posts on this sub.
896 The answers to 90% of the posts on this sub.
GitHub will use your repos to train AI models
873 GitHub will use your repos to train AI models
Nobody warned me that the hardest part of getti...
483 Nobody warned me that the hardest part of getti...
After about 30 years, I finally got it. Why did...
426 After about 30 years, I finally got it. Why did...
Junior devs are shipping faster with AI, but ca...
403 Junior devs are shipping faster with AI, but ca...
Tony Hoare, the inventor of Quicksort, has died.
343 Tony Hoare, the inventor of Quicksort, has died.
2026, February
Younger coworker asked me why I don't have a gi...
5683 Younger coworker asked me why I don't have a gi...
I hate AI with a burning passion
1562 I hate AI with a burning passion
AI has me worried. Help a sister out.
847 AI has me worried. Help a sister out.
My boss says try-catch is "garbage" and we shou...
792 My boss says try-catch is "garbage" and we shou...
8 YOE Senior Dev here. Stop trying to write "Cl...
765 8 YOE Senior Dev here. Stop trying to write "Cl...
Finally fixed a bug that took me 3 days to find...
551 Finally fixed a bug that took me 3 days to find...
How AI Actually Works (In Plain English)
466 How AI Actually Works (In Plain English)
The way object-oriented programming is taught i...
426 The way object-oriented programming is taught i...
I made a video tracing print("Hello World") thr...
371 I made a video tracing print("Hello World") thr...
The Missing Semester of Your CS Education (2026...
367 The Missing Semester of Your CS Education (2026...
2026, January
Just realized I've been using git wrong for lik...
2971 Just realized I've been using git wrong for lik...
Protip: don’t use AI when you are learning prog...
1157 Protip: don’t use AI when you are learning prog...
Two years in, and this hit me hard about senior...
676 Two years in, and this hit me hard about senior...
After almost 2 years, it finally started to cli...
448 After almost 2 years, it finally started to cli...
2,000 free sign ups for the Automate The Boring...
261 2,000 free sign ups for the Automate The Boring...
Too many people over think the process in getti...
238 Too many people over think the process in getti...
How do you stop the urge to _completely_ unders...
189 How do you stop the urge to _completely_ unders...
What exactly is a socket
186 What exactly is a socket
I keep getting my ass handed to me in technical...
151 I keep getting my ass handed to me in technical...
Still a relatively young dev, but wondering if ...
136 Still a relatively young dev, but wondering if ...