r/learnprogramming
How much gets removed or deleted, when it is active, and who posts most
In a sample of the most recent 300 posts and 300 comments in r/learnprogramming, 32% of posts and 7% of comments were removed by moderators or Reddit, and about 1% were deleted by their authors. Overall, roughly 20% of what gets posted here is taken down by someone other than the author.
300 posts · 300 comments sampled (1 Oct 2026 → 8 Oct 2026)
Moderation in r/learnprogramming
- removed by mods34 (11%)
- removed by Reddit / spam filters62 (21%)
- deleted by author5 (2%)
- still up199 (66%)
Comments: 7% of the last 300 were removed, and 0% deleted by their authors. Comment removals do not say who acted, so they are not split further.
When r/learnprogramming is active (UTC)
Common words in r/learnprogramming
Top contributors
- u/hidden-Pixelss13 (1p / 12c)
- u/Electrical-Cap-95378 (1p / 7c)
- u/Chrismslist7 (0p / 7c)
- u/GamingNomad7 (1p / 6c)
- u/AutoModerator6 (1p / 5c)
- u/MaeveRoseK6 (0p / 6c)
- u/Diskyboy865 (1p / 4c)
- u/Acrobatic_Part_13194 (4p / 0c)
- u/aqua_regis4 (0p / 4c)
- u/initcommit4 (0p / 4c)
- u/Least_Bid96924 (0p / 4c)
- u/mredding4 (0p / 4c)
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Top posts (sampled)
- 258How Do Programmers Stay Focused for 8+ Hours Without Losing Their Minds?
- 171Why is Python considered "slow" and is Python losing "steam"?
- 106In C why do we escape % like "%%" instead of "\%"?
- 99Is it possible to self-learn and land a job?
- 91How you achieved biggest boost in programming/engineering skill?
- 90How do you guys learn programming while working full-time?
- 85why am i relearning flexbox every 3 weeks like CSS wipes my memory overnight
- 80I love programming but...
- 76I was recently asked “when do I stop learning to code?”
- 70Self taught vs University graduate
Based on the last 300 posts and 300 comments, not the subreddit's full history. Times are UTC.