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TYLER CARAZA-HARTER

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Raw average: 2.40/5 from 43 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 544
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
If you are a CS student and you want a job in software, pay very close attention in CS 544. What he will teach you about linux, docker, databases and distributed processing is pure gold. Seriously, when you start your first job, you will be unbelievably happy to know the basics of these things, that other CS classes do not teach you. Pay attention!
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COMPSCI 544
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
He's a good guy who cares about his students learning. Grew a lot in this class. Easy A if you study. Lots of work.
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COMPSCI 544
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
He's a pretty reasonable professor and gave extra credit for the projects. The only downside was how messy the projects were, but he would make sure to give students extra time to submit.
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COMPSCI 544
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Lots of people hate because they thought it'd be an easy A like in prev semesters. Hard to get an A but def not hard to get at least a B esp w extra credit. Very clear (but boring) lectures, explains complex content simply. Projects are eh. Cumulative exams suck, especially fill-the-blank q's. Clearly cares abt the class but def needs some changes
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COMPSCI 544
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
This class is quite mixed. There is a lot of content, with theory and esoteric questions being prioritized in exams over coding. He is obviously a great coder. I found his theory slides to be good, but his demos to be bad. Almost feel like this should be a 4 credit class with discussion to go over code/theory due to pace of class. Projects = mess.
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Classes with TYLER CARAZA-HARTER

COMPSCI 544

Introduction to Big Data Systems

3 credits

Introduction to big data systems focusing on deploying distributed storage and analyzing large datasets using Python.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Tyler Caraza-harterChihan Cui+7 more

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Fall 2023–Spring 2026
COMPSCI 699

Directed Study

1–6 credits

COMPSCI 699 offers directed study projects for junior and senior students arranged with a faculty member.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Shivaram VenkataramanFred Sala+19 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026COMPSCI 544Introduction to Big Data Systems
Spring 2026COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2025COMPSCI 544Introduction to Big Data Systems
Spring 2025COMPSCI 544Introduction to Big Data Systems
Fall 2024COMPSCI 544Introduction to Big Data Systems
Spring 2024COMPSCI 368Learning a Programming Language
Fall 2023COMPSCI 544Introduction to Big Data Systems
Fall 2023COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2023COMPSCI 639Undergraduate Elective Topics in Computing
Spring 2023COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2022COMPSCI 320Data Science Programming II
Spring 2022COMPSCI 320Data Science Programming II
Spring 2022COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2021COMPSCI 320Data Science Programming II
Fall 2021COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2020COMPSCI 320Data Science Programming II
Fall 2020COMPSCI 638Undergraduate Topics in Computing
Spring 2020COMPSCI 320Data Science Programming II
Fall 2019COMPSCI 638Undergraduate Topics in Computing
Spring 2019COMPSCI 298Directed Study in Computer Science
Spring 2019COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2016COMPSCI 537Introduction to Operating Systems
Fall 2014COMPSCI 537Introduction to Operating Systems

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