He cares... that is the only upside. The WORST organizational skills possible. Learns as he teaches... I would suggest staying away until he gets a handle on the content. In some situations the students had to teach topics that he didn't understand...

Jeff cares about his students and will restructure the class if things get too hard or he gets too ambitious, which happens more often than with any other teacher. I have never had a more disorganized class in my life angives projects hes never seen (literally said that one Lab). CS3B is tough and this teacher does not make it any easier

He does not give clear instructions on how to do homework or on how to prepare for the exam, and his lectures do not help to learn the material. Often I was more confused after his lecture about what I needed to do. The material was easier after I read the chapters, but the material I read did not help me complete the exams correctly in his class.

The worst teacher ever. I never had a teacher this bad in my life. Did not know the materials himself and his exams weren't consistent with what he taught in class. Don't take him.

Probably one of the worst lectures I've ever witnessed! He doesn't know how to teach! He's learning as he's teaching himself! The class can be an easy A, HW are the quizzes and quizzes are the tests, but you literally won't learn anything! He's a good person and very much respected and respectful, but that doesn't mean he's a good teacher!

Honestly one of the worst lectures I have ever sat in. He doesn't know what's he's doing!!! He always talks about his PhD (doesn't have it yet) in Computer Science, but he can't compile the assignments HE HIMSELF ASSIGNS!!! Many times he has to change the programs because they're too hard even for himself. NOT RECOMMENDED!!!!

The worst professor I've ever had. Doesn't review the assignments he assigns, will change the due date on assignments and not send notices to the class. He is a very nice guy but should not be teaching. His lectures are unclear and often confused the class. I've never been more frustrated with a professor. If you have to take him, rest in peace.

Let me start by saying Barnett is very nice. He is an Easy A but you won't learn anything. If you're a CS major take someone else. Despite his bad reviews his schedule worked better with mine, my mistake. He is disorganized and gets lost in his own explanations.

Unfortunately he was the only one teaching Cs3b, so I was kinda stuck with it. The problem is he is a good person , however he is never prepared fro class, always confused regarding deadlines as well as the content, and loses his cool if you try having a conversation with him about any issues . WORST CLASS EVER !

He's a nice guy, but a bad teacher. He kept changing and adding requirements on large group projects. This caused huge stress on us and was not worth it. For a 4 unit class, I had to do about 10-12 hours a week just to do these projects. That was way too much time out of class. I feel like I would have loved ASM, but not anymore.

Jeff is a nice professor, but needs to work on his teaching. If you are a CS major or you really want to learn to code avoid him. His class is an easy A, but you won't learn. He is disorganized and doesn't seem to understand the material he is teaching.

Barnett is one of the worst professors I've ever had! He is totally disorganized. It is as if he figures it out when he gets to class. He codes the assignment in class and he can't do it! He is very nice, but that's about it. If you want to teach yourself he is the guy to take!

I don't have much to add to what others have said. Barnett is nice, but not a great professor. He is an easy A. I learned on my own or from my classmates. I think he is new to C++.

Very nice guy, very bad teacher. If you want to learn take someone else. I took him despite his bad reviews because his class fit with my schedule. Basically had to teach myself.

u won't learn anything from him. he's a nice guy but doesn't know the material himself very well and is inconsistent. i got an A but only cuz i taught myself. sometimes when i tried to correct him he just shook his head with a smirk, what is that supposed to mean! eaton is not much better but if i had the chance i would probably choose him instead.

Decent guy, horrible teacher. Weekly homework is often a bit of a project in itself, and he teaches this introductory class like an advanced one. Does not accept late work even with a DSPS form requesting it. Class project is hard to follow with all the different files you need to sift through. If you like teaching yourself, his class is for you.

He is one of the most disorganized professors I've ever seen, and his lack of knowledge about a multitude of topics within our courses makes me question is competence in the field of CS as a whole. He doesn't explain anything, and scrambles to answer questions that students have when he himself doesn't know how to answer them. Bad professor.

Not that great. Doesn't know what he's talking about and teaches you a lot of wrong information. Boasts about his knowledge of the field while also ridiculing those who try to correct him. Incredibly inconsistent when it comes to grading and assignments. Doesn't really respond to emails. Just don't take him at all if you have the choice.

Literally gives me head aches having to be in his class. He doesn't even know how to take his own tests. Prepare to get stuff on quizzes and tests you've never seen before. Hes really not a teacher, and I can confidently say he is the reason why I'm glad I'm leaving Saddleback. If you can don't take any of his classes. Take them at your next school

This class is not very hard if you do self study, to be honest nothing comes out from him. Youre not caring about knowledge, youll be happy. He grades good I think because he wants to fill up classs applicants.

Simply, He is probably the most unprepared professor I've seen.

He Doesn't teach anything. All I Learned was from studying on my own and watching youtube videos. When the class transitioned online because of quarantine he became even worse. Very disorganized and forgetful. kept moving the due dates and even forgot we have a midterm. Don't take him in person or online. The blandest class I ever had.

Doesn't know the answer to his own homework. always talks about his knowledge in the computer industry but really doesn't know anything. Some days he's mean and some days he's nice. I have to take him to graduate and I hate doing that. He thinks the class is a military camp and treats everyone like soldiers.

Nice guy and wants student to do well. But as many have stated he is very disorganized, forgets we have a quiz/midterm and will just move it to the next day, contantly makes mistakes on homework, quizzes and exams. Though he makes tons of mistakes he gives no leniency for students regardless of circumstances. Learn on your own and you'll do well.

Terrible Professor, don't take even if you have no other choice. I made the mistake of enrolling and thinking he wouldn't be that bad; let me just tell you this: he's worse.

I went in expecting that I'd be able to tolerate him and his teaching style. After seeing such a low score I assumed that all these bad reviews were from "bad students". Let me just say that I have a 4.0 GPA and while I was able to do well in this class, he's the worst professor I've ever had.

Didn't really seem to know what he was talking about, and almost every lecture seemed like he was fumbling and/or winging it. He's a nice guy at heart, but just not the best at teaching us things, explaining concepts lucidly, or being a good professor as a whole. Hopefully he will get better with time.

Truly an awful professor. Our class is riddled with wrong answer keys on Canvas that has probably dropped my grade by 4%. Tells us he will fix it but never does. Schedules quizzes to be due by a certain date but never publishes it then just gives the quiz in class as a surprise. I don't understand how he has a job.

Homework and exams are always filled with errors, spends most of his class time talking about random stuff which results in us rushing to complete the curriculum and places unfair expectations on students. The only positive is that the course is fully based on the textbook and the nand2tetris online course so you can still do well by self-studying.

This guy has a PhD. That gives me hope that one day, I too can achieve the same level of success as him. Seriously, I don't know how this guy is a teacher. He goes on random tangents to waste time because doesn't have his lecture planned and organized. Prepare to be aware that you're wasting your own time. And prepare to teach yourself everything.

Just a terrible professor. Lectures are messy and disorganized; He spends most of his time talking about random stuff irrelevant to the class which ends up in us having to rush towards the end of the semester. It is disappointing that there are no other professors available for CS 3B so you're pretty much stuck with him.

Overall terrible. Disorganized class schedule. Goes off on tangents often. Randomly changes due dates on a whim.

Took Barnett online for CS1B in Spring 2023, he was ABSOLUTELY awful. Disorganized class structure, boring lectures that would often go into useless tangents, and TOO much homework. Whenever I or other students had questions, his responses were vague and not helpful in regards to assignments people struggled with. Don't take him for CS1B.

WORST teacher ive ever had in my life tbh, his lectures are horrible (he's teaching himself as he lectures, like he's never learned the material), the way he stacks homeworks on you like its nothing, and doesn't even care about your grade. Quite honestly, this guy needs to get fired from Saddleback. This guy does not take his job seriously

Spring 2024 Rating: Terrible. Although his lectures are good and doesn't go off tangent, he does not give us enough of a head start on large coding assignments, which are to implement .cpp files from Stanford, where some assignments were bugged and caused major issues. He was not lenient on one of them with the average being a 52. Tight deadlines.

This teacher clearly uses Artificial Intelligence to design all of his assignments, which is a frustrating concept from a student's perspective. The teacher conveys the material very well. It is clear that he knows what he's talking about, but does not want to put in the effort to design up-to-date labs for the class.