r/ExperiencedDevs

r/ExperiencedDevs is the 10th largest of the 15 communities we track in Web Development & Programming, with 406.5k members. That is about 6% the size of the niche's biggest community, r/programming. Across Nichory's full directory of 363 communities it ranks 300th by member count.

At around 9 years old it is reasonably mature: the culture and rules are established, while there is still room for new contributors to become recognisable names fairly quickly.

Its Nichory signal score is 10/10 — our blend of audience size and how fast the community has grown per year. Scores this high mean an active audience that is worth writing for properly.

Our rules analysis flags this community as prohibiting self-promotion. Posting a link to your own product here is the fastest way to get removed or banned. Treat it as a place to build a reputation by answering questions well — your profile does the selling for you.

Collected from the community's published rules page. Titles only — open the full rules for the detail, and note they can change at any time.

• Do not participate unless experienced (3+ years)
• No Disrespectful Language or Conduct
• No General Career Advice
• No "Which Offer Should I Take" Posts
• No “What Should I Learn” Questions
• No “I hate X types of interviews" Posts
• No Google-able questions
• No Surveys/Advertisements
• No Low Effort Posts/Venting/Bragging
• AI-topic posts: Wednesdays and Saturdays only