Very energetic. Likes to teach.

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high energy, but can be boring

Excellent prof. He's a genius.

clear, energetic, cared about students, available to help, recommended

Very dynamic prof, clear explanations. A bit on the easy side of things, though.

excellent prof........i recommend him

Very clear, compared to other 130 profs. Take his section and win final exam.

He is passionate about his work and is very helpful in and out of class.

You can learn from him if try... Some odd manerisms

take him if the other prof is not Karen, energetic but still borin, not recomndd

well, I hate computers... but I liked his class

nice teacher,known his stuff well, and always helpful.He 's energetic.

em, this guy nice and helpful, plus super smart. but his exam made me swear...

Loves CS and loves Jotto, plays Jotto with his wife every night before bed

Much easier to understand then some... explains concepts well.

he's a good prof........explains things quickly........but his exams sucks

Good prof! Explained things very clearly. But, if you don't have any programming experience prior to high school, good luck! This was one hard course, probably the hardest course I will ever have to take!

Helpful prof, but his exams are ridiculously hard. He expects you to know way too much...much more in depth than what he covers in class...

He knows his stuff. He teaches well but his exams are totally brutal.

EXpects alot from students

Very helpful and honest teacher.

JUST DON'T EVEN BOTHER STUDYING FOR THE EXAM, YOU'LL STILL FAIL!!!

The next comment says it all, the midterm is NOTHING like the sample!

Obsessed with his book. If there's an error, he'll pause for a minute making corrections on his hard copy. Don't buy the book; just use your partner's. Course was easy. Be cautious of the poor wording on assignments and tests (they won't clarify).

His book is great if you are a beginner to Java. Lectures are boring and the material doesn't really lend itself to be anything entertaining.

He knows the stuff very well. Excellent prof if you want to learn stuff from him. However, the lectures and practicums, similart to other cs courses, are way too boring (almost fell asleep in every class).

Good prof, answers your questions and makes you understand. But, the textbook is useless for this course as warned at the beginning of the course. Go to the lectures, and you should do fine.

Very helpful, but lots of people just hate CS and can't understand it. Didn't touch the textbook, the course notes were perfect. Some assignments seemed unorganized, but overall very easy for me to learn. Answered questions perfectly.

Good prof. Very enthusiastic and explains things clearly.

Really friendly and helpful. I personally thought that the textbook was a good introduction to CS having no background in it. Definitely a brighter part of my day.

wrote a horrible textbook but is a great teacher. (although the fact that cs132 is a joke might have helped)

Becker is a fun guy. Tries to make CS interesting even for those that don't want to be there. His textbook is completely useless...make good use of the course notes and you'll be fine.

A very good prof! I personally found the textbook to be helpful, and the course notes to be very clear. However, the assignments are demanding, and the exams are quite brutal!

great prof! useful textbook

I thought he was a great prof. He explained concepts very clearly. He uses very good analogies, which helped a lot esp during my final exam! Even though he might be a little boring at times, he did a great job of teaching the material.

He was overly enthusiastic...and he jumps all over the place. Somewhat intimidating for those who don't know whats going on in the class. Difficult subject. Midterm was a killer...but final was slightly easier. Didn't understand much of the material.

great prof., knows how to keep the attention of those who don't want to be there, VERY fair and reasonable man in general

Excellent!

I never programmed**** b4 this class. He is an awesome prof. REally energetic TAKE HIS COURSE. Really nice guy too. Should really change that belt tho .. looks like a cowboy :P

He new my name by the end of the course.

good prof... you can tell he really enjoys it. in the course, just do all the assignments and go in for help if you need it. it's can be hard (especially written ones for me, since at least with the programming assignments you knwo when you get it right). textbook is optional, it can help to clarify things. but not necessary.

This course was deadly dull. Please take CS 135/136 instead if you can.

Awesome prof. Explains things amazingly well. Even if you are in another section, attend his lectures!

Very clear in his explanations.

By far the most organized, clear course ever. Prof knows his material, presents it in a clean fashion. There are no course notes or textbook but the way he teaches the course you honestly dont need them. Do the assignments and that should get you through. Exams and very concept based so go to his class, sit down, and shut up. there, A guaranteed

Pretty good prof overall. The concepts he teaches aren't too tough and if you attend class, you will go over examples. The class has been made easier since I had it and I know the assignments aren't as big as they once were. Just read the text readings, look over the examples and you'll ace the course. Oh and the exam was quite long; 18 pages.

Great proff, I would attend his lecture over the one I signed up for because he makes understanding easy. I hope UW holds on to him.

Easily one of the best CS professors in the University. Really knows his stuff, and keeps people engaged. Extremely nice person.

Crystal clear explanations in class. I had a lot of fun in his class, and many would agree. Definately a top-tier lecturer. Experience in teaching is very well displayed during classtime. Keep it up!

Makes an ungodly hard course much easier than it is. This guy is absolutely amazing, and really knows his stuff. If you're taking CS 136, pray that you get this prof. One of the best professors I've ever had.

Decent teacher, class wasn't too though. Used the i-clicker a couple times a class.

I don't know why people have bad things to say about this man. He is pretty enthusiastic, good at explaining things, answers any questions you have and you can tell he cares when he is answering people's questions late at night on the newsgroup right before an assignment is due.

You know he's good, when at the end of the course, everyone claps. I dont understand everyone's negative comments, because the assignments are very doable, and they're the same across all CS 135 classes no matter the teacher. He's very clear, and an communicate very well. Currently one of my best teachers.

Very enthusiastic teacher,he will help you is you go to him during office hours. He helps on the newsgroup and if you contact him via email. Not very good board writing practice, but is very clear when talking. My favorite CS 135 and 136 teacher.

i had to drop down from this course after a month, but i was really sad about it because byron was awesome! willing to spend an hour helping me.

Good prof! This man knows his stuff. Very organized and very approachable. He is also good at communicating.

Good prof. Exams are a bit unusual (focus more on the theory side, whereas the assignments are almost exclusively practical). Active on the message board, and available outside of class. Interesting lectures as well. The course was a lot of work but was marked fairly and explained properly.

Awesome prof. Well organized course, interesting content, very practical assignments. Straightforward but helpful in class, on discussion board or via email. Exams focused mostly on theory (which was ok, since it was barely tested on assignments). Very fair marking of exams and assignments - provided explanations wherever possible.

This course is interesting and helpful. But I would suggest you to take it with other professor. If you insist to take it with him, get ready to receive a low grade.

Spoke clearly in different tones. Lectures were very entertaining. Lecture slides were concise and informative. The prof was very enthusiastic and he motivated students to really think in class. Cared about students very much. Great demos. Put a lot of effort into making the course as good as possible. Need to manage time better though.

Most professors at UW try to give us a grade for assignment and exam as high as possible, however, this guy try to give student a grade as low as possible.

Awesome prof, very clear, always available after class. The assignments were cool, I think I benefited from them a lot. In addition to coding some portion was about theory of design as well, and he even addressed problems in design like gender, age stereotyping etc without any bias, in other words: he's a true gentleman!

Explains concepts clearly,willing to answer questions. Only problem is assignments are very time consuming & course notes aren't helpful for it. This course has always been text heavy (lot of psychology and a little anatomy but it's UI, what else do you expect?) so as long as you know the slides and have common sense, exams aren't hard.

Lectures very engaging with solid worked examples. Took time to answer questions in class and was very approachable and helpful during office hours

Great prof. Funny, accessible, explains things clearly, answers questions fully and in detail.

Excellent lecturer. The course content was quite dry, which isn't his fault, but his explanations are very clear. He is willing to your questions during lecture, right after the lecture or during office hours. Moves through the content at a good pace and does his best to make the lecture interesting.

An amazing prof, really seems to care for all of his students. His lectures are funny and quite helpful, he puts great emphasis on material to make everyone understand. Was my first time ever programming yet did very well in the course thanks to this man, without him as a prof I reckon I would not have done nearly as well, 3.3 rating is not right!

I actually loved this prof. I don't know what else to say. He was amazing. He had online lectures for my class, due to covid, and I watched all the videos with enjoyment. They were not boring at all imo. I don't know why his rating is 3.3, I would've expected much better.

You're lucky if you have him. He puts a lot of effort into the course, amazing prof I would take CS135 again if I could with him.

Went above and beyond during online learning His videos were really funny

Took CS135 online in 1A and this man's video lectures were the GOAT. He clearly put a lot of effort and care into them to make it easy for us to understand challenging concepts.

Very dedicated to online training, and very good at it too. Great course and slides. Probably the only fun course I've ever taken in this hellhole

One of the best professors I've had.