Reviews of professor Yannie Gifitakis

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Very difficult course as it was my first time every programming, but I still managed to get an A+ and he was always available for help and questions if you needed it. It was definitely a lot of work and you really need to work hard, read the materials and attend the lectures.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The professor was engaging and informative from the start to the end of the course.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great Professor. You will get good grades if you just attend the class and do the homework which is not a lot.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He's worst lectures I ever had. He though he knows everything. And expecting a high level from beginners. I think TRU administration should think about this lecturer. He purposely ruin students life.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Yanni was great! this was my first experience with programming and he made it very approachable. He was very passionate about programming and his passion rubbed off and made me want to write better code all the time. He is very personable which made his lectures a lot of fun to attend. His lectures were always super clear and helpful.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He doesn't know how to teach an intro course. He made a 1st yr course harder than organic chemistry and calculus. I suspect the only two good ratings he has here are by him. They are just as condescending as the real deal. He is like that with questions in class too. Comments on homework were borderline unproffessional, mean, and made me cry.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Yanni is the GOAT, he is a really amazing guy and loves teaching to students who are ready to learn. If you pay attention well enough and study in your free time there is no way you will not pass. He is also very open to questions no matter how silly they are

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
He is a very tough grader you need to know your stuff before entering his class because of the fast paste lectures and not enough help given by him

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I have taken up COMP1100 with Yanni and I must say, he is by far one of the best professors who has ever taught me. His classes are not boring as he keeps on cracking hilarious jokes. He goes the extra mile as he reaches the class 30 mins before the time for students to come early and clear their doubts. If you want to learn Java, Yanni is the best

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I never touched code before taking this class and easily got an A. Use lab time to your advantage. I did very poorly on the 1st midterm because I still didn't understand code, but I went over the practice tests and almost aced the 2nd midterm and final. Just pay attention when he speaks. I still keep in touch with him in hopes he'll teach COMP 1230