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Posted by Patrick Shushereba
Patrick Shushereba
10,911 Points

Earning Points

Can someone explain to me how some of the users on here are earning points so fast? I'm looking at the leaderboards and seeing people earning thousands of points in very little time, sometimes 2-4 days.

2 Answers

James Anwyl
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James Anwyl
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James Anwyl
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James Anwyl
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 49,960 Points

Hi Patrick,

They probably already know a lot of the topics covered, and are just doing the challenges & quiz's.

Or they're really fast learners. Or just rushing through it. Could be a number of reasons really.

Don't worry about the points too much though, they are great for tracking your progress and it feels good to get a little reward for completing challenges, but they don't really reflect how skilled you are. Take me for example - I have tons of points, but I wouldn't say I was a great programmer or designer.

Hope this helps :)

Nelson Fleig
Nelson Fleig
26,039 Points
Nelson Fleig
Nelson Fleig
26,039 Points

I was wondering the same. I see users who have twice as many points in Databases than me. I have finished the Beginners SQL tracks and have earned about 1180 points. Meanwhile, there are others with over 2000 points. How is that possible? There aren't many DB-courses left for me to do...

James Anwyl
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James Anwyl
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 49,960 Points

Hi Nelson

You can also earn points by answering questions on the forum which might explain why it doesnt add up.

Also some older courses no longer show in the library. Although I dont think this applies to databases as its a fairly new topic.

Hope this helps :)