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The professor who made this class is leaving UB next fall. I'd be lucky to be able to attend this one last course under him(the class is gonna be a full house t

The professor who made this class is leaving UB next fall. I'd be lucky to be able to attend this one last course under him(the class is gonna be a full house this time) before he moves out of UB, a sad event in itself :(

redmi07 10y ago
While the course / content is itself good. The attitude of the professor is very questionable. https://blue.cse.buffalo.edu/posts/2016-10-22-the-best-way-to-not-get-tenure/ https://blue.cse.buffalo.edu/posts/2016-10-22-the-best-way-t... is a rant from him. Quiet a few PhD students have quit from him and does not have a good reputation for being nice.
- angry_octet 10y ago
  Please don't slander people without references from throwaway accounts.
  - angry_octet 10y ago
    Some long term HN habitués obviously (given the downvotes, though strong oscillations at the moment) think slandering people anonymously is okay. I'm curious why this would be. Is is because they think people would be penalised unfairly (e.g. by their institution) if they "told the truth" about someone? Wouldn't critism be more effective if you backed it with your identity? Obviously when universities conduct class assessments they are able to do a census of actual participants. Here anonymity is sensible. Your slander would be more acceptable if you had used content from a first hand experience, as it common on e.g. ratemyprofessor. Reading the (anonymous) statements about him online it does seem like he is a polarising figure, especially that the course works is a lot harder (in the sense of pushing peoples' capabilities) but many people rate him as one of their best lecturers... http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=1626392 http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=1626392 https://www.quora.com/How-good-is-the-MS-in-Computer-Science-and-Engineering-program-of-the-University-at-Buffalo-considering-the-quality-of-education-job-internship-scene-and-part-time-jobs https://www.quora.com/How-good-is-the-MS-in-Computer-Science... Overall I come away with the impression that a whole bunch of students were totally unprepared for his class ("Need to know C", since when isn't C a prerequisite for operating systems???). The projects sound too big for the time available, something I remember well from undergraduate study.
- bogomipz 10y ago
  How is it questionable, for writing an editorial? His attitude and demeanor in the videos I have watched seems to be one of someone who is enthusiastic and engaged. He congratulates some students in one for a milestone. He looks like he enjoys what he does.

redmi07 10y ago

While the course / content is itself good. The attitude of the professor is very questionable. https://blue.cse.buffalo.edu/posts/2016-10-22-the-best-way-to-not-get-tenure/ https://blue.cse.buffalo.edu/posts/2016-10-22-the-best-way-t... is a rant from him. Quiet a few PhD students have quit from him and does not have a good reputation for being nice.

angry_octet 10y ago
Please don't slander people without references from throwaway accounts.
- angry_octet 10y ago
  Some long term HN habitués obviously (given the downvotes, though strong oscillations at the moment) think slandering people anonymously is okay. I'm curious why this would be. Is is because they think people would be penalised unfairly (e.g. by their institution) if they "told the truth" about someone? Wouldn't critism be more effective if you backed it with your identity? Obviously when universities conduct class assessments they are able to do a census of actual participants. Here anonymity is sensible. Your slander would be more acceptable if you had used content from a first hand experience, as it common on e.g. ratemyprofessor. Reading the (anonymous) statements about him online it does seem like he is a polarising figure, especially that the course works is a lot harder (in the sense of pushing peoples' capabilities) but many people rate him as one of their best lecturers... http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=1626392 http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=1626392 https://www.quora.com/How-good-is-the-MS-in-Computer-Science-and-Engineering-program-of-the-University-at-Buffalo-considering-the-quality-of-education-job-internship-scene-and-part-time-jobs https://www.quora.com/How-good-is-the-MS-in-Computer-Science... Overall I come away with the impression that a whole bunch of students were totally unprepared for his class ("Need to know C", since when isn't C a prerequisite for operating systems???). The projects sound too big for the time available, something I remember well from undergraduate study.
bogomipz 10y ago
How is it questionable, for writing an editorial? His attitude and demeanor in the videos I have watched seems to be one of someone who is enthusiastic and engaged. He congratulates some students in one for a milestone. He looks like he enjoys what he does.