r/ProgrammingLanguages peaks Saturdays 12pm-2pm UTC
r/ProgrammingLanguages was created on May 28, 2008, making it 18 years and 1 month old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 128,207 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/ProgrammingLanguages is experiencing strong growth, with 1,675 new members in the last 30 days.
r/ProgrammingLanguages shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 33.6 upvotes per post across its 128,207 members. The community is highly discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.89. To reach the Hot section of r/ProgrammingLanguages, posts typically need at least 2 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/ProgrammingLanguages receive an average of 30.0 comments, indicating a highly engaged community where members actively participate in conversations rather than passively consuming content. This level of discussion is characteristic of communities that value dialogue and diverse perspectives.
Based on an analysis of 22 top posts from the past week, Saturday is the most active day with 5 posts reaching the top, while Sunday sees the least activity with 1 posts. Activity is fairly evenly distributed between weekdays and weekends.
The peak posting hours are around 12pm UTC (3 posts), 5am UTC (2 posts), and 8pm UTC (2 posts). The quietest hours are 9pm UTC, 4am UTC, and 1am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (0), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (4), Thursday (3), Friday (5), Saturday (5), Sunday (1) posts reaching the top.
r/ProgrammingLanguages currently has 128,207 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 1,675 members (1.32%), averaging 56 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/ProgrammingLanguages in the top 2% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/ProgrammingLanguages has gained 4,181 subscribers (3.37%). Since tracking began 684 days ago, the community has added 27,881 total subscribers.
r/ProgrammingLanguages is experiencing strong growth, with 1,675 new members in the last 30 days.
r/ProgrammingLanguages has 128,207 subscribers as of July 2026.
The best time to post on r/ProgrammingLanguages is Saturdays 12pm-2pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/ProgrammingLanguages is experiencing strong growth, with 1,675 new members in the last 30 days.
r/ProgrammingLanguages was created on May 28, 2008, making it 18 years old.
Posts on r/ProgrammingLanguages typically need at least 2 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/ProgrammingLanguages is a Reddit community with 128,207 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "This subreddit is dedicated to the theory, design and implementation of programming languages." The best time to post on r/ProgrammingLanguages is Saturdays 12pm-2pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 33.6 upvotes and 30.0 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 2. The subreddit is adding approximately 56 new members each day. Founded 18 years ago, r/ProgrammingLanguages is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,361 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-07-03 00:17:10