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Caleb King
32,777 PointsHow to get 30000 points on treehouse
How do people get so many points after finishing all the courses?
8 Answers
Ariel Guzman
7,872 PointsMostly by answering questions here on the forum.
Jovanny Elias
16,204 Pointsthat's pretty much it if your active on the forum you can earn a lot of points for having the best answer 12+. Also by completing any new courses that treehouse releases.
Ryan Duchene
Courses Plus Student 46,022 PointsComing from a guy who's higher up in points, mostly just by taking courses. I haven't been able to take many courses recently, but that's really the way to earn points.
One of the mods has about 1,500 points from modding on the forums, but the rest of his ~30,000pts comes from taking courses. Additionally, he has points from old courses that have been retired (as do I).
Just work hard at it and, eventually, you'll work your way up. Also, remember that points and badges aren't just a fun little thing; they're a tool for potential employers to measure you by and they're a way of motivating you to keep at it.
Work hard at the courses, but don't overdo it and get burned out. You don't want to be burned out from code.
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,390 PointsIt's definitely from taking courses. Analyzing Ryan Duchene profile I see:
CSS: 4,872 Achievements:4517; Forum:355
Ruby: 4,343 Achievements:4317; Forum: 26
WordPress: 4,036 Achievements:3886; Forum:150
JavaScript: 3,859 Achievements:3650; Forum:209
HTML: 2,562 Achievements:2412; Forum:150
PHP: 2,515 Achievements:2434; Forum: 81
Business: 1,923 Achievements:1911; Forum: 12
Design: 1,874 Achievements:1868; Forum: 6
Python: 1,853 Achievements:1852; Forum: 1
Development Tools:1,168 Achievements:1141; Forum: 27
iOS: 1,043 Achievements:1039; Forum: 4
Android: 951 Achievements: 950; Forum: 1
Java: 619 Achievements: 594; Forum: 25
Digital Literacy:0 Achievements: 0; Forum: 0
Achievements: 30571
Forum: 1047
Total: 31618
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,390 PointsI assume the difference in totals is due to course no longer available
Ryan Duchene
Courses Plus Student 46,022 PointsThere have been a few courses retired since I took them, including CSS Foundations, the first business course, the old set of Smells Like Bakin' courses, and the old introductory courses to iOS and Android. Other than that, all of those courses are still live.
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,390 PointsUpdate: now that I've earned over 1100 best answers for 13,200+ points plus the upvotes that come with the best answers for another 2-3k points, the forum can be a huge source of points!
Brady Osborne
3,661 PointsI love these forums.
Brady Osborne
3,661 PointsThis was so helpful! :)
Julian Dominguez
4,936 Pointsk
Lukas Bunn
2,666 Pointswait, so i i answer questions, i get points?
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,390 PointsYes! One point for each upvoted answer, Twelve points for each one marked Best Answer!
Except, in the General Discussion where no points are available.
Lukas Bunn
2,666 Pointshow do you upvote stuff?
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,390 PointsOn tech subject questions there is a up/down vote to the upper right of each answer. It shows the current vote total, initially zero, and a little triangle for up and down. Click it to vote.