--- title: Achievement Unlocked: Your Professional Side Quest Begins description: daily.dev launched an achievements system with over 50 unlockable badges designed to gamify professional development. The feature includes quick wins and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/achievement-unlocked-your-professional-side-quest-begins-tlcan9s03 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Achievement Unlocked: Your Professional Side Quest Begins | daily.dev og:description: daily.dev launched an achievements system with over 50 unlockable badges designed to gamify professional development. The feature includes quick wins and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/achievement-unlocked-your-professional-side-quest-begins-tlcan9s03 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/TLCAN9s03.png og:image:alt: Achievement Unlocked: Your Professional Side Quest Begins og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Achievement Unlocked: Your Professional Side Quest Begins **[daily.dev Changelog](https://daily.dev/sources/daily_updates)** · [@amar](https://daily.dev/amar) · 2 min read · 209 upvotes · 66 comments ## Summary daily.dev launched an achievements system with over 50 unlockable badges designed to gamify professional development. The feature includes quick wins and long-term progression achievements, a dedicated achievement page, and public leaderboards. Users can either sync past activity to unlock earned achievements instantly or start fresh to experience each unlock in real-time. ## Content Most developers have a "just one more quest" problem. Whether it is staying up until 3 AM playing video games, or debugging a side project that should have been finished months ago, we know you love a good challenge. It is time to bring that same energy to daily.dev! Introducing the **daily.dev Achievements**. We are turning your professional growth into the ultimate side quest. ## **🏆 Achievement Unlocked** We are launching with **over 50 unique achievements** for you to hunt down. We have designed them to fit every type of user: - **Quick Wins:** Some achievements are unlocked by performing simple, one-time actions. Easy gratification! - **The Long Grind:** Other achievements require serious progression and consistency. You will need to stay dedicated to earn the rarest ones in the collection. - **The Trophy Room:** You get a brand-new Achievement Page where you can admire your progress and see exactly what you need to do to hit that 100% completion mark. Click the "achievements" button in your user dropdown menu to check it out! ## **🏅 Climb the Leaderboards** Think you are the most active dev on the platform? It’s time to prove it. Head over to the [leaderboards](https://app.daily.dev/users) to see where you stand against the rest of the community. If you manage to break into the **top 10**, you will officially be a daily.dev legend. No pressure, of course. 😏 ## **🔄 To Sync or Not to Sync?** We know the urge to grind is real, but so is the desire for instant glory. We’re giving you the choice on how to kick things off: 1. **The Veteran Route:** Head to the achievement page and **sync your progress**. We’ll scan your past activity and unlock everything you’ve already earned. Instant gratification! 2. **The Purist Route:** Want to feel the rush of every unlock? **Start from scratch** and earn every single achievement from today. Happy achievement hunting! **PS: **If you decided to sync, how many achievement points did you end up with? 👀 ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@jamesdavis7** · 17 upvotes >  > > "Achivments" **@ombratteng** · 8 upvotes > Done. > >  **@dailydevtips** · 7 upvotes > I love it! 😻 **@debajyatidey** · 5 upvotes > Whoever designed the images for the achievements needs a raise! > >  > >  > >  **@bobbyiliev** · 3 upvotes > This is awesome! I was looking forward to it > >  --- Tags: [#community](https://daily.dev/tags/community), [#dailydev](https://daily.dev/tags/dailydev), [#devtools](https://daily.dev/tags/devtools) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/achievement-unlocked-your-professional-side-quest-begins-tlcan9s03) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/achievement-unlocked-your-professional-side-quest-begins-tlcan9s03","headline":"Achievement Unlocked: Your Professional Side Quest Begins","text":"daily.dev launched an achievements system with over 50 unlockable badges designed to gamify professional development. 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