Today we have deployed a major change in the scoring system. This is part of our recent reshaping of Dev Skill profile. We have removed many useless components to make it more meaningful and useful based on current need.
Due to change in the scoring policy we have cleared the scoring progress history (hopefully this is the last time we have to do it) so that it do not show a downward graph in your profile. Downward graph can indicate negativity as it proves you have been doing bad over time. So we had to clear this up.
From now on Dev Skill scoring system will be more dynamic and predictable. You can calculate your score on your own based on the forumla. Here is the full detail of the new scoring system can be found in our FAQ page here: http://devskill.com/faq
Though based on the new score balancing your score may have dropped significantly, but it is more realistic and over time you will find doing activity in Dev Skill will generate score in more predictable way. Solving problem, participating in contest, and even submitting problem to us can now give you proper score.
We have reduced the dominance of UVA and balanced it out to be only one of the factors. From now on, Dev Skill's own score will be the leading score generator. The other 3rd parties will contribute in the score, but will not be a dominating factor. Overall we have balanced the scores in such a way that no single factor becomes too dominating.