Can someone explain Dev.To credits to me?

Can someone explain Dev.To credits to me?

Andrew (he/him) - Oct 26 '19 -

- Dev Community

https://dev.to/settings/pro-membership says I have 25 credits (and that "pro" membership is 5/mo.). But what are Dev.To credits? How do I get them? Why do I have 25?

Anyone know?

cc: @peter @ben @jess

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