How many members does r/coding have?

r/coding has about 643K members (as of July 2026).

How active is r/coding?

r/coding gets roughly 4 new posts per day (measured July 2026).

Strictly limited

Promoting on r/coding: Rules and What Gets Removed

r/coding is a programming discussion community for people who want programming-focused content, with a strict policy of programming-related discussions.

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community rules

Can you promote your product in r/coding?

You generally should not promote your product in r/coding. Rule 6, "Advertising," says, "Advertisements are not allowed" and specifically forbids posting "your commercial software, your start-up project, or other tool for the sole purpose of getting sales or recognition." There is a narrow value-first exception in Rule 3 and Rule 6: if you made something worth sharing, you should share an article explaining it and its technical challenges, not a promo post.

The rules that cover promotion

Rule 6: Advertising

"Advertisements are not allowed. Do not post your commercial software, your start-up project, or other tool for the sole purpose of getting sales or recognition."

Rule 3: "I made this!" Post

""I made this!" - cool, I'm proud of you - but, seeing what you made doesn't intrinsically benefit others. If you write an article explaining it, the technical challenges, etc. - then share that!"

Sidebar, advertising your new game, etc.

"Advertising your new COVID-19 graph, your new game, etc. - See above - this is a place for the discussion of programming, not advertising your product"

Rule 4: No self-posts

"Self-posts are not allowed here. Posting an irrelevant link for the express purpose of posting what amounts to a self/discussion post is not allowed."

Quoted from the subreddit's own rules, snapshot from July 2026. Read all 8 rules on Reddit

What gets removed

Advertisements, including commercial software, start-up projects, or tools posted for sales or recognition
"I made this!" posts that just show what you built without technical explanation
Self-posts, including irrelevant links used to bypass the self-post ban
Tutorial video links, Discord links, playlists, homework questions, and beginner project-language questions

Safer ways to show up

Post programming discussion content that is directly related to the actual process of programming
If you built something, write an article explaining the technical challenges and share that instead of a promo post
Share libraries, tools, and similar programming-related resources, but use discretion
Make sure your article has a few lines of code in it, because the sidebar says it probably does not belong otherwise

Whatever the written rules say, the pattern that gets promo removed everywhere is the same: batches of similar comments, reused wording, and necro-posting on old threads. A promotional mention only has value if it survives, so pace matters more than volume. We measured this the expensive way: 70% of bought pool comments were removed within two weeks. See also how to find customers on Reddit without getting banned.