Answer 1

They are just wasting their time doing the same riddles over and over, for getting xp that won't buy them anything.
Think about it: Why would any company pay people to do that?

Answer 2

Awkward that this is the first response from an actual level 17 user but no, I'm not even a working, let alone being in a special company.
HonFu [#GoGetThatBugChamp!] is partially right : We get XP that doesn't buy anything. But wasting time? Nah I get satisfaction. Like the sheer joy a programmer gets when he/she doesn't get compilation error on the first time of execution code.

Answer 3

Humayra🇧🇩[#Lumos_Maxima⚡], SoloLearn claims to be an app that helps you to learn how to code, right?
And challenges are a part of the package that can help you to accomplish that - but only while you are learning something new.
Level 17 and above is only achievable if you do lots and lots and lots of challenges, of which you already know most or all of them, not learning anything new.
It is a trap, and I think the most positive thing I could say is that I empathize with the victims who feel the addiction to do that.
If you learn something, I will say something motivating anytime.
But if you're actually harming yourself, I am morally obligated to *discourage* you from doing it.

Answer 4

While I hear the question:
Are those people in this play that level up 17 work for special company? No, these are students like you with ages from 15 to 40 who love coding... whom I have the privilege of playing challenges against daily.
Do they only do challenges daily - No... Misconception we code in numerous languages, have our own question and answer sessions in our chatrooms.... As well as answers questions and answers in the forum... collaboration on codes, help less experienced coders. Do challenges in other languages.
What do you think about this?
Now to answer your what do you think or what do you know as fact...
Looks like misconception of reality between levels...

Answer 5

Ok HonFu [#GoGetThatBugChamp!] ,That was a bit awkward 🙄
you can't sound discouraging to any fellow sololearner😅 tell him something good about level 17 too😄

Answer 6

Honfu has a point indeed. Too much storming can be detrimental to the eyes as well. That said, I'm almost level 17, and I still keep learning new things from challenges. You might ask, "well, are you still learning html?"
No, not really. I know most things. But just like anything, people can tend to forget (or maybe I'm just alone on this one?) and so it helps to refresh the memory. It's like a musician practicing for a concert (yes, I'm also a performing musician) - you have to keep practicing the song till you know it by heart. Then, you have to keep practicing so you don't forget, and so you can make it better additionally. That's my view of it, although I understand many people do view it as a type of game. Which, honestly, they're better off "playing" Sololearn than pubg. 🤷

Answer 7

Those are people who spends hours completing challenges and gaining lots of xp such as Prometheus who is 5th, and is actively answers questions such as yours.

Answer 8

I am level 17 and I work, but not for any special company. I also value my privacy so don't divulge any details. I like to learn different languages here on SL. At first I did a lot of challenges (mostly html but also a few others) to be able to leve l up. Once I realised that I wasn't learning anything new with challenges I severely cut down my challenge activity. I even wished I could convert my xp to US Dollars or even Indonesian Rupiah. I have also wished that SL would only give 1xp for a draw in html while giving 5xp per draw in programming languages as I think SL should engage people in more programming than Mark-up.

Answer 9

Wow this tread is really growing! 😄
For the initial question.
I do not believe the level or amount of xp a user has, is related to coding ability.
Sure it can be a fun way for users to get used to language syntax.
Ultimately the goal is to get enough familiary with a language syntax, in order to create your own project.
If you still want XP its your call.

Answer 10

$hardul B , he might also enjoy it... At least his question is getting attention from some of our bests😂
Meanwhile, it also seems to reopen an old wound... And I get a feeling that they all have been harnessing this inside them.
However, many wouldn't be able to resist the temptation of answering me like HonFu [#GoGetThatBugChamp!] ...
I'll say, doing too much challenges isn't good at all... Doing same stuff again and again doesn't always increase your skills, rather sometimes decreases your intellect or thinking capability. I absolutely agree with you on that.
But this can't also be denied that you do need to have constant practice to preserve a piece of knowledge inside your head, and although big people like you all have other fabulous ways of remembering, I prefer challenging to check out my skills sometimes...if I'm not on constant practice, I'm gonna forget it, that's for sure.
In the end, it's clear that we've moved quite away from the topic and I'm sorry for that, Saeed...

Answer 11

And for your information, everyone, this kid can stay with her position of "Gee, don't be such a spoil sport" as that's entirely my own choice... If I stay like that, deal with it... Because it's my opinion as an individual sololearner.

Answer 12

I remember back when I just joined SL, I did a lotta HTML challenges, I thought it was pretty easy till I encountered some questions I didn't really know much about. So I started learning from the challenges. Now, I won't say I'm learning from HTML challenges anymore. They've suddenly become a bunch of repeated questions to me. I don't even consider it being for fun anymore as it seems really monotonous doing same questions over and over just to get 5 or 6 XP. As a result of that, I started doing challenges in other languages.
That aside, I think it will be really cool if questions got harder as you level up. Then levelling up would become more interesting as you know you're getting into a harder phase of questions. Not only will it make challenging much more interesting, it'll make a lot more sense when you level up knowing you're not just getting into a new level for the sake of XPs, but you're getting into a new level of challenging as well.
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And no, they don't work for a special company 😂😂🤣

Answer 13

I think a discussion about challenges is not out of place here as that's the main vehicle used to take people to higher levels, especially html. I agree with HonFu [#GoGetThatBugChamp!], Decimis † 𝕯𝖊𝖈𝖎𝖒𝖎𝖘 that it's a pity that the leaderboard here does not necessarily reflect true programming skill. I agree with Anthony Quick that doing challenges can be like practising music, but with html I feel that I am practising C major over and over again. I agree with Prometheus 🇸🇬 that doing challenges can be a fun social activity. But I often feel like I am playing Noughts and Crosses with my buddies where we almost always draw. At least we can brag to the other kids in the neighbourhood about how many games we have played. As long as we also do our other computing homework it wouldn't matter. Challenges can be like practising a skill as BroFarOps says but for me, after about 1000 games of the same thing I get bored unless I have nothing better to do. Gotta go now. Faria just challenged me in html 😂

Answer 14

I'm opening the options for anyone to suggest a better ranking system and I'll happily counter with an equivalent reasoning.

Answer 15

Prometheus 🇸🇬, as long as people *understand*, that doing challenges after you know all or most of the answers by heart, is just for fun, ok.
You could otherwise just as well do another utterly pointless thing, like playing Plants vs Zombies, or solving crossword puzzles.
But the 'strong' (...) people should be fair and admit that it doesn't mean anything else than sitting around and answering the same questions over and over for 5 xp.
Anthony Quick, you bring up an interesting point: The need of repetition.
But repeating like this is *preposterously* inefficient!
If you repeat an item of knowledge after 1 day, 2 days later, 4 days later and so on, you will definitely remember it, especially if you use it here and there in your own code.
After 8 or 9 reps it sits firmly in your long-term memory, and one or two reps per year suffices.
Honestly, how often in a year do you stormers encounter your riddles?
And seriously, be honest now.
Because this is *no* valid reason to become a challenge stormer!

Answer 16

Dear HonFu [#GoGetThatBugChamp!] ,
Really don't want to say this, but mature people like you shouldn't point fingers at anyone....😔
Please don't try to answer

Answer 17

Thank you, Sonic, for your encouragement 😊

Answer 18

Lol that mention of PUBG though 🤣🤣 Anthony Quick.

Answer 19

HTML is the weapon played by a large percent of users, which us why I chose to challenge in HTML.
But given the chance I'd want Python challenges.
As for replying to HonFu [#GoGetThatBugChamp!], technically spending time on the Q&A is useless too as a large percentage of the questions are posted by users too lazy to use google. Then people just come here to tell them you shouldn't be posting this type of question. Albeit on a smaller quantity, isn't this what moderation is about?
The point is, it's not really nice to attack challengers like this. I'd certainly agree that while getting those 5XPs is pretty pointless, it gives us some meaning to continue. It's the joy that you get when you achieve certain milestones, say level 17. Or maybe 1000 JS wins (which I am working towards).

Answer 20

The point is that, pointlessness is in the eye of the beholder. Don't want an XP based leaderboard? Go ahead! Suggest a better leaderboard that doesn't get affected by the spammable nature. Even a leaderboard based on how many codes you make will be susceptible to people spamming thrash codes for points.
A Q&A answer based leaderboard? (Which I'd probably top lol) That will reflect the spammable nature of people telling others to look at the SL CCG.
So the point is, spamming is inevitable.