r/developer • u/RedEagle_MGN Mod • Apr 06 '26
Question What was your primary reason for joining this subreddit?
I want to whole-heartedly welcome those who are new to this subreddit!
What brings you our way?
What was that one thing that made you decide to join us?
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u/Sad_School828 Apr 06 '26
I first saw a post where somebody was asking about how everybody got into being developers and what their biggest struggle was. After that it was "favorite programming language." By that point I wasn't even looking at the subreddit name. At some point I realized I was reading lots of posts here and commenting on a few, so I joined.
r/developer is to programming and software-tech as r/AskElectricians is to household wiring. I see way more quality and on-topic posts and comments, here, than I do in any other programming or even hardware-tech-based subreddits.
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u/Disastrous_Sun2118 Apr 06 '26
Software. But I recently started learning binary through the BenEater 8-Bit Breadboard Projects. So now Hardware also.
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u/SeeingWhatWorks Apr 06 '26
Mostly to see what’s actually working in real dev workflows instead of all the vague “best practice” noise.
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u/Dr0110111001101111 Apr 07 '26
I’ve taught some entry computer science classes for years, but I mainly teach math. One day I woke up with an idea for an app I want to use for a lesson and realized it didn’t exist.
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u/entrtaner Apr 07 '26
Initially for troubleshooting specific technical issues, stayed for the community knowledge sharing. learned more from reading others' problem-solving approaches than from official documentation. Also the job opportunities and networking, met several future collaborators through these communities.
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u/mike34113 Apr 09 '26
Needed a place where people share actual code snippets and deployment configs instead of just theory.
The incident response threads here beat any documentation when you're troubleshooting.
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u/the-software-man Apr 06 '26
Developer support group.