A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/learnprogramming: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
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This community is for questions related to programming in any programming language. It is a place where people who are learning to code ask for help, clarify concepts, and work through problems they are stuck on. The rules make clear that it is not a place for tech support, hardware recommendations, app showcases, or advertising. It is a subreddit for learning, and the people posting are beginners and intermediate learners who want to make forward progress on specific programming problems.
The rules that matter most for a marketing-adjacent post are "No spam or tasteless self-promotion" and "No app/website review requests/app showcases". The first one allows you to share a resource you made, but only if your posting history is not predominantly self promotional, your resource is high quality and complete, and your post does not feel spammy. The second one blocks any post that promotes or showcases an app or website you have written. You also need to watch "No indirect links", which requires all links to go directly to the destination page with no URL shorteners, referral links, click trackers, or low value intermediary pages. Finally, "AI generated" is a hard ban, so no AI written posts or comments and no questions about AI generated code.
A good post here is a genuine question or a high quality resource that helps someone learn. If you are a founder doing respectful Reddit marketing, the safest path is to participate as a learner or helper first. Answer questions, link to documentation, unblock misconceptions, and give examples without handing over complete solutions. If you share a resource you made, it must be high quality and complete, your posting history must not be mostly self promotional, and it should not feel spammy. The best move is to message the mods and ask them to review your post before you share anything promotional. When you link to something, link directly to the destination page, not an intermediary page or a tweet that just links onward.
Avoid anything that feels like promotion without participation. The rules say self promotion from first time posters without prior participation in the subreddit is explicitly forbidden. Avoid posting an app or website you wrote for review or showcase, because the community treats that as off topic. Avoid indirect links, URL shorteners, referral links, and click trackers. Avoid deleting your posts after they are solved, because the rules say to use the solved flair instead so others can benefit. Avoid offering rewards or payment of any kind. Avoid posting complete solutions, because the community wants people to make forward progress, not get the answer handed to them. And avoid any AI generated content or code, because the rules ban it instantly.
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Yes, but conditionally. Your posting history must not be predominantly self promotional and your resource must be high quality and complete. First time posters without prior participation are explicitly forbidden from self promotion.
No. The rules explicitly forbid promoting or showcasing apps or websites you have written. You can ask for code reviews on your code only, with no links to a final product or demo.
No. The rules ban AI generated messages, comments, and questions about AI generated code. Violations cause instant bans.
No. The rules say not to delete your post. You should use the solved flair instead so others with similar problems can benefit from the discussion.
No. You may not ask for or offer payment of any kind, including rewards, bounties, or bribes to expedite answers.
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