r/webdev · Indie development
A community dedicated to all things web development: both front-end and back-end. For more design-related questions, try /r/web_design.
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r/webdev is included in the Indie development section of the IntentWorth Reddit community leaderboard. Its live description and recent posts show the subjects members are discussing now, while the activity data helps you judge the pace of new conversations.
Use r/webdev when its current discussions overlap with a question you can answer, an experience you can share or a topic you genuinely want to understand. Read several threads before deciding how to participate.
Data updated 2026-08-09
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These are the currently published rules. Moderators and AutoModerator may enforce additional account-age, karma, flair or posting requirements that are not publicly listed.
No vague product support questions (like "why is this plugin not working" or "how do I set up X"). For vague product support questions, please use communities relevant to that product for best results. Specific issues that follow rule 6 are allowed.
Do not post memes, screenshots of bad design, or jokes. Check out /r/ProgrammerHumor/ for this type of content.
Read and follow reddiquette; no excessive self-promotion. Please refer to the Reddit 9:1 rule when considering posting self promoting materials.
We do not allow any commercial promotion or solicitation. Violations can result in a ban.
Sharing your project, portfolio, or any other content that you want to either show off or request feedback on is limited to Showoff Saturday. If you post such content on any other day, it will be removed. Posts must be tagged with the correct flair. Commercial promotion still falls under rule #4 and is not allowed. Think project, not product. Focus on the technical details of your project and how it's relevant to the audience of the subreddit.
If you are asking for assistance on a problem, you are required to provide * Context of the problem * Research you have completed prior to requesting assistance * Problem you are attempting to solve with high specificity Questions in violation of this rule will be removed or locked.
Open-ended/general "how do I get started in web dev" and general Career related posts are only allowed within the pinned monthly career thread. The answer to many of these questions can also be found in the sub FAQ, or in /r/learnprogramming/ and /r/cscareerquestions/. Highly specific career/getting started assistance questions are allowed so long as they follow the required assistance post guidelines.
Low-effort posts/comments will be removed. This includes title-only posts, easily searchable questions, vague/open-ended discussion prompts, LLM generated posts or comments, and posts/comments that do not provide enough context for meaningful replies or discussion.
These recently collected r/webdev discussions are ordered by score and comment activity. Open a thread on Reddit to read the full context and current replies.
3122 points · 349 comments
587 points · 81 comments
463 points · 79 comments
361 points · 415 comments
276 points · 19 comments
226 points · 67 comments
108 points · 81 comments
103 points · 9 comments
101 points · 97 comments
79 points · 37 comments
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