I used to read r/programming a lot, but eventually ended up reading hacker news ...

		troebr on Jan 9, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Graphs Show How Reddit Got Huge by Going Mainstrea... I used to read r/programming a lot, but eventually ended up reading hacker news for this kind of news. I would not be surprised if you could match r/programming decline in popularity with a rise in popularity of HN.