This class was okay. I've taken APCSA and had a very good understanding of that material (not much after), and that's pretty similar to about 75% of the course material. If I had done any CS before, however, this class would have definitely been pretty difficult. I feel like my prior coding knowledge and general intuiton and experience in CS carried me through the projects and tests.

There were 6 projects. I'd say the 3rd one was the hardest and even that wasn't too bad. I got 100's on all the projects except for the 5th one where I missed a small edge case, and there were two test cases out of 10 that covered that.

TA's are active on piazza to answer questions. The project specs were mostly okay but a few parts definitely did need clarification, so please ask your questions (even if it's just a clarification)! A couple times just browsing piazza made me realize I interpreted a part of the assignment incorrectly and had to change it.

As for Huang himself, his lectures are all right. Again, since I had cs experience before it wasn't too bad to follow, but I did feel it could be a bit unorganized sometimes, especially when he would switch between several files at once and showing different pieces of code.

There was 1 midterm and 1 final. There was also a 12 point extra credit quiz to be added to your midterm score, and a 10 point EC question on the final (all or nothing). On the midterm, there were 2 MCQ's graded incorrectly (that they did regrade eventually), and I incorrectly lost 5 points on one of the FRQ's too and had to ask for a regrade, so my actual score was 10 points different than my initial (which is pretty significant and made it pretty stressful). There was ANOTHER grading error on the extra credit quiz which was honestly a little frustrating. In the end they did take care of regrades so it was all good, but it definitely added some unneccessary stress to the class.

The codewriting parts of the exams were probably pretty fair. The mcqs were mostly okay too but there were a few trick questions so read them carefully. I don't have too much of an opinion in this class. I did well but I wouldn't exaclty say I really enjoyed it too much? It was fine overall.

This class is pretty chill, and there were only 6 projects for us this quarter. However, Professor Huang is a pretty bad lecturer and honestly a lot of his lectures just consist of him showing us code and playing around with it but not really making any conclusions or points about what he is doing. However, the tests were generally fair and he does give pretty generous extra credit to add to both your midterm and final exam grades. I think I (hopefully) ended with an A with no real prior coding experience. The one main flaw of this class, however, is that it is quite unorganized, unclear, and project specs are quite confusing. Huang's TAs are also not too useful and are really slow with responding to emails, at least in my experience. If you want a nice, smooth introduction to C++ or Comp Sci in general I would advise against this class and try taking Stahl or Smallberg instead. They seem like much better lecturers.

Huang does not know how to teach. I don't think he has a clear outline of his material because they're just all over the place. He is inconsistent about projects and exams. Honestly think this class is a joke, especially with the extra credit quiz and final exam because he puts everything off until the last minute and doesn't care to clarify shit. The class itself is supposed to be easy but he makes it way too complicated than it should be. AVOID HIM AT ALL COST!

Oh guys, for god's sake, before getting my grade this class makes me feel super miserable. Reading 400 pages of a textbook right now, trying to prepare and praying to god.

It was quite difficult to hear the professor at times because the professor didn't use a microphone. I also was very lost when the professor would pull up code and start going through it very quickly. I think I would've benefitted more from having the professor write the code with us rather than throw a piece of code onto the projector and then scroll through it quickly.

The professor would almost always give us extensions on the project (I suspect to get people to work on it before the original deadline so that they're not scrambling later on) and everyone would clap ...

For what it's worth, I think consider taking the other professor because this may be an "easy A" which it wasn't because I still got a B+, but you won't learn much. I struggled in CS32 because I barely learned anything in this class. Definitely use your resources for this class and start the projects early. Office Hours and the UPE review sessions are a lifesaver.

Nice and easy prof.
Note: the jump from his CS31 class to CS32 is noticeable

Very lenient, chill guy. Extends due dates, made our exams online and open note/compiler, and gave generous extra credit. Projects and tests were manageable, but previous coding experience helps a TON. His lectures are confusing and he went on tangents, so you may not learn that much from him. Overall good class tho.

Bruce was such a fun professor and he's a really nice guy who cares. However, I didn't really learn that much from lectures and more drew from previous knowledge. He was super fair with grades and gave very generous extra credit. His CS31 class was generally on the easier side so IDK how well it prepares you for CS32 since I didn't take it (but I did hear people who had Bruce struggled more). Discussions aren't mandatory which was nice, but doing the optional worksheets on my own time definitely helped.

I took this class after receiving a recommendation from one of my CS major friends. Although I was very intimidated by the fact that this class is taught in C++, Dr. Huang helped eliminate some of my worries. I agree with the fact that he is super kind and knowledgeable in CS as a whole, but what some users failed to mention is that he sometimes has poor communication. Dr. Huang certainly does his best to be accommodating to students, but depending on what else he has going on in his life, he will sometimes take weeks to respond to emails. Although he can take a while to respond, he has always resolved my issues and concerns regarding the course. All in all, I highly recommend Dr. Huang!

I really like professor Huang. I think he takes a great approach to teaching an introductory computer science, coming from somebody with no experience. He is, however, very intelligent which makes it difficult to bring simple questions to class because he can't simplify them. The tests and projects are challenging, but if you have good time management skills you will be fine. This is not work that can be done a few days before the deadline.