Reviews of professor Darrell Criss

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Among my favorite teachers I've ever had a class with. He gets a 5 star primary because: he understands that programming doesn't come easy to everyone, and will give full credit as long as you show comprehension of a concept, even if something doesn't working right. He also generally cares about students passing, and it shows.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Darrell was helpful when you asked a question. The assignments and exam were difficult, and sometimes the assignments didn't have clear grading criteria. To make up for this, Darrell was pretty lenient on grading.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Darrell Criss is a newer teacher to be sure, but he is constantly looking for feedback and getting additional teacher training. I came into CS 140 with zero coding experience, and through the multitude of resources available (generous office hours, class/lab time, textbook, tutoring) I was able to excel in this course.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
this guy sucks

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Darrell  truly wants to see his students succeed! He is more then willing to meet with you outside of class if you need extra help understanding the material. His test are brutal, but if you show your work as you are working through the problems you will get partial credit. He knows if you are trying. TAKE EVERY CHANCE YOU GET FOR EXTRA CREDIT!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Darrell gives a lot of support and shows both what the textbook requires as well as what you will encounter out in the field. He loves to give extra credit for originality!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great professor! Professor Criss has a lot of industry experience at places such as Boeing and he loves to share about it.

He encourages you to work in groups and collaborate to complete work. He loves to give extra credit.

Beware of tests! In his own words: "My tests are hard, my tests are brutal". Certain test questions are very difficult.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Darrell is an amazing teacher who always goes out of his way to offer help. He is very flexible and understanding with due dates as long as YOU ARE TRYING, especially since many come into this class with no experience at all. The material can be overwhelming at times, but Mr. Criss makes things manageable and fun! Plenty of extra credit chances too

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Easy class to get an A. He was an awful teacher. You don't really learn anything in his class. He never did live coding in class. He was pretty helpful and you could turn in code that wasn't working (which isn't very helpful to learning). Pretty much if you show up you'll pass the class, but you probably will not learn anything.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I took both 140 and 145 with Criss; despite having no background, I have learned so much. He aims towards getting your foot in the door to a job by internships/tutoring. The assignments aren't always straight forward and can be confusing, but the tutoring center can help and you can also set up appointments. He also gives SO much ec, it saved me!