He uses humour and body language to make lectures enjoyable. He explains concepts in detail very patiently. He always smiles in class. The best thing is, he would say lets pause and ponder, Ill wait a moment for questions, so that students can follow instead of getting lost.

Easily the best instructor I have had at McGill. He can make an 8 am induction proof with multiple subcases actually entertaining! Unfortunately for future COMP302 students, he was doing his master's and will henceforth work in the industry. If you ever see is name as the instructor of a course, I would HIGHLY recommend it.

He gives a lot of feedbacks on discord and even shares the codes he wrote in the class with a bunch of comment and extra exercise. He is also super nice and approachable.

Jake is hands down one of the best prof in McGill. His weekly assignments are sometimes hard but aside from that, his lectures are super enjoyable. The class is very engaging - he replies to all of our questions, encourages class discussions and he is funny! COMP302 is a hard, but with Jake, it has become one of the best COMP courses at McGill!

Prof Jake was a wonderful prof! It's difficult to find a professor as motivated and with a willingness to teach you the content in the clearest way possible. Coming to class was a pleasure and if I ever had to skip class, the recordings made the content clear and accessible even from home. Grading is fair and homework is helpful, I would recommend!

Extremely charismatic, patient, and helpful; all-around very likeable person and professor. Made extremely difficult topics easy to understand. However, his lectures on Programming Language theory (last month or so) were much worse than on OCaml programming.

best prof I've ever had at McGill. 10/10 recommend

Great lecturer and passionate prof. Midterm was fair and straightforward. However, weekly homework was often really long and final was brutal compared to the midterm.

Dynamic lectures with emphasis on group cooperation, he tells you which topics you should study (and in order of importance) for the midterm/final, exams are quite fair but the final was on the harder side, if you want to have a great time or if you wish to see a professor do 100 push-ups in class (yes he did) you should definitively pick him

One of the best prof I had at McGill in soft eng. Super fair midterm (20%) and 10 assignments (30%) (some challenging). In lectures, he goes over the theory before coding and showing examples (so get ready to code in class). He is always available for students with questions and he's super friendly. The final was very challenging and worth 50%.

A lot of the grades are tests and homework, so make sure you are prepared for it. Otherwise, he explains stuff well, and if you ever need him, he is very accessible to students. i.e. if you try to work hard, you will get a good grade.

Amazing prof teaching a hard class. He is a breath of fresh air compared to most profs who seem mostly interested in their research and who have absolutely no interest in teaching and who seem to actively hate their students

He may give a lot of homework, but it's incredibly straightforward and helps you understand the material covered in class. Just picture your favourite teacher, and make his homework easier, his classes more fun, and his exams way more streamlined. Even though the class is full, he still engages with EVERYONE and ensures everyone understands.

really engaging lectures and a fair grading scheme! (10 mini assignments, 3 midterms, no final), really loved this class.

I almost failed math 240 and never got a single induction question right. Errington literally taught me induction in my 3rd year. Now I think I get it but yeah he's a great prof. The weekly homework assignments keep you up to date in the class so you don't fall behind. You can get a whole homework assignment done in one TA office hours section.

He was so amazing that I feel I got 44% on the midterm is completely on me.

The best prof at mcgill.

By far the best comp professor at McGill. This class was exceptionally organized with everything that was expected from the students being laid out from the beginning, so there were no surprises: 10 assignments (a lot yes but keeps you on top of the class). He creates a friendly atmosphere that makes him relatable and more approachable for help.

Phenomenal! The course is super well organized. His lectures instilled additional motivation in my life to learn more about CS. I feel like he helped me understand 302, and also helped me understand many overarching concepts from other classes too!

He is so nice, his lecture is one of the clear and pleasant one among all the courses in McGill. He responds question quick and with details. The way he presents the materials make them much more easier to understand. You can even tell how good and nice he is when interacting with his TAs (as they are nice and patient as well) :)

Jacob is what the benchmark of teaching standards should be. During lectures he engages the room in live demo's and interactive examples that actually make you think.. and therefore LEARN. He does not teach the class because he HAS to. He teaches because he WANTS to. I applaud his methods and he is well on the way to becoming a master at his craft

I don't know how I feel about a Prof who can bench more than I can... Oh, and yeah, he's a good prof :)

Lots of homework and material is not easy but professor Jake and the TAs are easy to approach. Professor Jake fosters one of the best learning environments I've seen at McGill. The understanding and flexible grading (shifting midterm weights to final, 4 late days over the assignments, 1 dropped) is also a godsend. Plus he did like 135 push-ups.

Jake's teaching style is really good. He is kind, attentive to students, and very lenient. There is also an awesome class discord, that is not only very funny, but super useful for quick access to TAs and other resources. Everything is recorded and arranged in a way to be online-attendance only friendly.

Really nice person and teacher, my only issue is that the grading scheme: 3 quiz ; 3 midterm ; 9 assignments ; 1 project ; 1 final. Which makes you working all the time, and the weight for each test / assignment is very low. But we have a discord group, where we can discuss questions and have fun.

This is a hard course, but I cannot deny that he is a good lecturer. Always helpful on discussion board, and cares about our opinions. He gives everyone a welcoming environment, and always encourage us to help each other.

Everything is nice, he will ask you to fill the course evaluation form early -- DON'T DO IT!!! It's one of the biggest scams I met, you wouldn't realise how terrible the course is after you fill out the form with "A". I thought he use this to avoid bad reviews, mainly from the brutal final lol. Apart from that he is chill and nice.

Nicest guy and an excellent teacher. The flexibility and course plan feels curated to the students and it shows he's such an understanding guy, maybe my favourite prof in comp. The frequent work kinda forces you to stay on top of the material, office hours and discord are must-use because some of it can be tricky. also a pushup beast

Class was overall pretty darn good. There were a lot of assignments, projects, etc. which meant the class was always in the back of your head. However, he has taken note of that and future instances of this course will probably not be like that. Jake is a fantastic lecturer and really cares about his students -- Pro Tip: definitely go to OHs!!!!

He's one of my favorite profs at McGill so far. Amazing at lecturing and also amazing at being available to answer questions and helping his students. The class is assignment/homework heavy but honestly, being forced to do so many assignments really helped me understand the content, so I guess that's a win!

Great teacher, with an incredible depth of knowledge. Explain clearly and draw many parallels with other concepts. Extremely responsive and willing to help and explain further, love his teaching style. Continuously trying to improve his teaching through feedback. Course is very heavy on quiz, assignments, and tests. Be ready to work hard.

Quizzes were hard but the rest was fair

#1 Boss. He is a great lecturer. The midterms are a bit tricky, but the final was super easy and somehow fun. He also canceled an assignment because we had little time to complete it which was a super cool thing to do.

Amazing prof, he actually cares about you. Passionate about the stuff he's teaching and tries his best to entertain you & makes the material easier to understand

Awesome class! Super interesting lectures and cares for students. Grading scheme is also very lenient, but there is quite a lot of homework and tests can be difficult if you don't put a ton of effort into your crib sheet.

I found his lectures really hard to follow and learned most the content myself. Though, I did really appreciate that he changed the format of the course to be more practical, and can confidently say I learned a lot more than people who have taken it previous semesters. But maybe that's just Stockholm syndrome after being lost all sem.

Jake doesn't deserve all the hate. He is an extremely cool professor, with a lot of flexibility (Final Exam Grade corresponds to each midterm grade, so if you got 80%, 80%, 80% and are satisfied with your grade, you don't "need" to take the final). His lectures are amazing and the only class I've been going to this semester. Exams can be hard tho.

This was my favorite course this year. He clearly cares deeply about his students and their success. While the midterms were very hard, this was negated by Jake's very forgiving grading scheme, which allowed for second chances for both tests and assignments. This course was very fair, content well taught. He's very engaging too.

The course materials were very intensive with a forgiving grading scheme though the midterm grading could be harsh on details. Professor Errington is enthusiastic and competent about the materials, and he is welling to engage with students. Would recommend if you want to practice programming in general.

He speaks way too fast to actually understand what is going on. Practice problems are inexistant so a lot students had a hard time on the midterms. Thankfully, the final can replace all the midterms which is very forgiving. So even if you messed up all the midterms, just study and memorize everything from these midterms and you'll get an easy A.

This was my favorite course of the semester. Jake is extremely caring and passionate about the material he is teaching, and makes it clear in every lecture. The assignments are interesting and not terribly time consuming, and the flexible grading scheme makes the challenging exams much less stressful. Overall, a great course that I highly recommend

Don't believe all the review bombs. All the exams he gave were extremely fair, practically the same as the assignments and the practice problems just with some names changed, and the grading scheme is extremely forgiving. He's also very fun and charming, teaches clearly, and he truly cares about both making sure students learn and their wellbeing.

He cares and tries really hard. He is energetic and passionate and overall a great lecturer. I am not sure why his rating is a little mid. For 206, just do lots of practise and you'll be fine.

Great lectures.

Try to maximize grades on midterms/finals on section 1 and section 3. for section 2 (C), do some practice C problems. The key to get A in the course with Jake is to use the bidirectional grading scheme to your advantage. My grades were as following: m1: 45%, m2: 64%, m3: 87%. final exam i only did sec1 to replace m1 and got 94% and ended up with A.

I really enjoyed having Jake

The lectures are nice, and the material was pretty easy overall the entire semester besides the last chapter. Maximize your grade on the first 2 chapters, since the last one is harder, and then you don't need to do the final. Overall the Jake is a goat and his provided annotated code is all you need to understand the material.

Had him for 206 and loved it and he's still great for 302. The class is hard and ended with a B average but he made every adjustment to help the students along the way including grading scheme adjustments and curving section 1 of the final. Only criticism is for test 3 and final section 1, which were incredibly hard. Still an outstanding prof.

I took him this semester and not a single evaluation had an average above the low 60s (many were in the 40s). Exam material was released the day before every exam.

Ok so, im taking back my review. I thought jake had betrayed us but in the end he curved. He's back to being a cute pookie bear.He sure may be tough in grading sometimes, and teaches a hard course, but I did find that he was lenient in grading sometimes and gives a lot of practice material. Whats for sure is that I will never forget him.Hail Jake🥰

One of the best lecturers I've had at McGill. Super flexible grading scheme and deadlines.

His classes are challenging, and there are times you will think its all unfair, he is responsive to student feedback and will adjust things accordingly. He is objectively one of the best instructors ive had. Great teaching, keeps you interested in the content, gives alot of practice content to work with.

Very good. Difficult exams however, very fair if you do all the assignment.

He gets a lot of flack for his grading schemes, but he recognizes where he goes wrong and usually fixes it. I had him for 206 and 302 and really enjoyed his teaching style. You have to put the work in. This isn't a class where you can just squeeze by. Ask questions, go to tutorials, and be prepared to make the effort. You might end up enjoying it!

be prepared to bomb the exams. he is a very good lecturer yet definitely you need to put your 110% into this class. If you are someone like me that does several math and cs classes per semester, be prepared to give it all to this class.

I have never written a RMP review before until I saw Jake's rating. It hurts me to see how Jake has a low rating due to students being reactionary after a midterm. He's one of the best cs lecturers I've had (if not the best), and honestly COMP 302 was one of the few cs courses where I have walked away with a solid grasp of the content.

The grading scheme is quite forgiving (you can redo specific questions on the optional final to replace a midterm grade.) Exams are hard because he gives you a study guide, a literal description of each question he will ask, and he formats the exam so that you're basically guaranteed a 55% score if you did the homeworks/ followed lectures.

The grading scheme and evaluations in general were really bizarre and complicated, but Jake is a genuinely good lecturer and does a great job of presenting the material in class.

Jake is a talented lecturer and clearly very passionate about teaching. Changes to the format of each test made it difficult to prepare. 3x3 hour midterms + an "optional makeup final" was overwhelming. That being said, the final was a huge opportunity to fix our grades. I expect future runs of 302 to be much better overall so don't be deterred.