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LORIS D'ANTONI

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Raw average: 3.75/5 from 8 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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COMPSCI 536
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
While it wasn't a pleasant experience taking compiler, he tried. His lecture requires many revision to understand. The biggest problem was practice test was nothing like the real one. And assignments were vague. Though I need to say he is fairly lenient in terms of curving. And office hours were not the most helpful. So a lot of self study require
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COMPSCI 536
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
I recommend that all CS students take programming languages/compilers. It's a fundamental area of CS along with algos and OS and will benefit you greatly. Loris is one of the best profs teaching this course, and he is a skilled and funny lecturer. The coding assignments are tough(build a compiler) but great experience working with large code bases.
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COMPSCI 536
Quality 2/5Difficulty 5/5
Lackluster professor. Has that "I know more than you" attitude towards students in office hours. Programming assignments ended up being 3000+ lines long near the end of the semester. Homeworks are difficult and tricky if you aren't on TOP of everything in this class. Midterm was absolute hell, really the hardest thing I've ever taken..
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COMPSCI 536
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Great guy, makes sure you understand the concepts. He makes compilers fun and interesting! Homeworks and projects are reasonable and build up on previous material covered. If lectures prove to be difficult, his online notes clear up any confusion.
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COMPSCI 536
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
His teaching style doesn't help you learn the material at all. Slides basically summarized the online reading but were full of errors. If you want to see a funny guy, take his class. If you want a good teacher, avoid him.
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COMPSCI 536
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Making sure that concepts are understood is clearly a priority for him. Homework assignments and projects reinforce concepts, and tests are fair.
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Classes with LORIS D'ANTONI

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Fall 2024COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Spring 2024COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2024COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2024COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2023COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2023COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2023COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2023COMPSCI 536Introduction to Programming Languages and Compilers
Spring 2023COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2023COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2022COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2022COMPSCI 703Program Verification and Synthesis
Fall 2022COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2022COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2021COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2020COMPSCI 703Program Verification and Synthesis
Fall 2020COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2020COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2020COMPSCI 536Introduction to Programming Languages and Compilers
Spring 2020COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2020COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2019COMPSCI 703Program Verification and Synthesis
Fall 2019COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2019COMPSCI 536Introduction to Programming Languages and Compilers
Spring 2019COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2019COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2018COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2018COMPSCI 703Program Verification and Synthesis
Fall 2018COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2018COMPSCI 536Introduction to Programming Languages and Compilers
Spring 2018COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2018COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2017COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2017COMPSCI 703Program Verification and Synthesis
Fall 2017COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2017COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2017COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2016COMPSCI 536Introduction to Programming Languages and Compilers
Fall 2016COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2016COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2016COMPSCI 536Introduction to Programming Languages and Compilers
Spring 2016COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2015COMPSCI 703Program Verification and Synthesis

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