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Can you promote in r/learnprogramming?

A subreddit for all questions related to programming in any programming language (Contributions are only allowed in English!).

The short answer

Participate as a helpful community member first, answer questions without pitching, disclose any affiliation if relevant, and contact moderators before posting promotional material or linking to a product/demo.

What works here

  • Answer questions helpfully (no pitches)
  • Share high-quality resources with prior participation
  • Link to code for code-review requests (no product/demo links)
  • Ask mods before posting promotional content

What gets posts removed

  • Posting demos, app/website showcases or product launch posts
  • First-time self-promotional posts or predominantly promotional history
  • Using links to final products, demos, referral/shortened links
  • Soliciting customers, surveys, paid offers, or rewards

Where this comes from

View the current official rules on Reddit

No spam or tasteless self-promotion

Self-promotion is restricted: your posting history must not be predominantly promotional and first-time poster promotion is explicitly forbidden.

No app/website review requests or showcases

The subreddit explicitly forbids requesting reviews, promoting, or showcasing apps/websites you wrote and disallows linking to a final product/demo in posts.

Contact mods when in doubt

Guidance repeatedly tells users to message moderators to review posts if unsure, implying explicit mod approval is recommended for borderline promotion.

Links restrictions

Indirect links, shorteners, referral links and click-trackers are banned; direct links only and avoid links that feel promotional.

Helpful participation encouraged

Subreddit focuses on answering programming questions and allows code-review requests under strict code-only linking rules, so non-promotional help is welcome.

Official rules of r/learnprogramming

  1. 01No unprofessional/derogatory speech
  2. 02No spam or tasteless self-promotion
  3. 03No off-topic posts
  4. 04Do not ask exact duplicates of FAQ questions
  5. 05Do not delete posts
  6. 06No app/website review requests/app showcases
  7. 07No rewards
  8. 08No indirect links
  9. 09Do not promote illegal or unethical practices
  10. 10No complete solutions
  11. 11Don't Ask To Ask
  12. 12Low Effort Questions
  13. 13AI generated

Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed July 26, 2026. Rules change; the official rules page is always the source of truth.

Read the Intoru research and correction methodology.

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