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“OK so I don't fault Lubarda for not being able to use a lecture to teach programming logic, but I will say that 90% of the time lecture does nothing for you”
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funny, close to students...great prof!
awesome, funny, easy, take him
R Double Dot ----- is that way!!! He is a great teacher. Funny and made his lecture interesting.
One of the few professors at UCSD that can make lectures interesting. His tests are fair, and if you try you will learn a great deal. Funny too by the way.
He is helpful to the female students and not the male students. If you ask a question he is very short and rude but if you are a girl he will sit down and explain everything to you then chat about BS for the next 15 mins.
lubarda is an awful lecturer. i didn't learn anything from him. i learned everything on my own. class attendance went down soo fast. although he sucks at explaining things, he is a cool guy.
Nice guy, but couldn't teach C if his life depended on it. I'm sure he's a smart guy, he just can't teach. Easier than cake if you've had prior programming experience, but if you've never programmed you'll have trouble for sure. Class attendance was down to 10% after the first two weeks.
bald guy with an accent that looks a little ****ed. it seems like he is learning C++ as he is teaching. very easy + everything is take-home. reminds me of jason statham + 50 years.
he learns the material himself as he is teaching it..or that it what it seems like...very nice guy and teaches the material extremely well homework, quizzes, and final are extremely easy...even a elementary kid who doesn't know anything about programming can get an A so if you don't get an A u are just DUMB
Not too bad of a class.
three classes and i still love the guy. he really cares about his students and their success.
Professor Lubarda was very enthusiastic, and really concerned himself with our understanding. He was very approachable in office hours, and for the most part gave tests that were similar to his examples and homework.
Great guy. A good teacher; and although he might not remember everything, he will always help you to find the solution. One of my favorite teachers in four years.
A really fair and considerate professor by far out of most of the engineering professors in this institution. Is really HELPFUL during office hours for the homework and has decent midterms. If you study and do the homework for his class, you will do well and its important to go to lecture too because he takes going to lectures as an incentive!!!
Great class if you're ready to teach yourself everything. Lectures are totally useless, TA office hours are a lot of help. Hard if you're new to programming. I'd recommend brushing up on C++ before coming, and making friends willing to help you out the night assignments are due. Prof. is kind of spacy, is learning along with the students.
Lubarda is a SWEET HEART =) He is so cool, mellow and happy. Loves people and loves his job. You can say that this man is a happy person. I love you Lubarda :)
Class was easy, no one went to lecture, btw which were pretty helpful plus he gives random extra credit for attending. He's a cool guy and tries to make everything easy or doable for the students. Very recommeneded for THIS class.
Exams were somewhat difficult if you don't study for them despite having open notes and open book. Only two questions for each midterm so a large room for error if you don't do the problem right and final was INSANE, having open notes and open book didn't help if you don't know WHAT YOU'RE DOING, word of ADVICE, DON'T MISS CLASS AND GO TO Office H
You don't need to go to lecture, the TAs are more helpful during the lab hours. The TAs pretty much give you the answer or at least most of the answers for assignments. Most people did not know what they were doing, but managed to pass with the help of TAs. No progamming experience needed. You also should collabrate with others, it helps.
the most awesome teacher at ucsd!
If you like taking naps in lecture, I highly recommend this prof. If not try to avoid him. He just reads off his lecture notes which are available online and doesn't know how to keep his computer running. Everything is pretty easy and very fair grading but if you have no experience the class will be a lot of work because you have to teach yourself.
Oh my god run! This guy talks to himself during lecture instead of actually lecturing. Babbles and rambles for most of his lectures. Many times he doesnt even know how to run his own computer. The only way to survive is to know someone who has a really good grasp on programming. Take the other prof if you have the option to.
He is like the most arrogant professor of all time..I went to his office hours for help and he was talking**** to me..I cant believe that a place like UCSD employed him..He should be thrown out immediately...Though, I am doing really well in this class, yet I would say that he is the worst person in UCSD,very unhelpful,arrogant,and rude
The class is sooooo boring. horrible subject. the prof is ok but has trouble explaining thing. talks to himself. the lectures are pretty much a waste of time. dont recommend him.
He's SO nice. I went to him in office hours and he was very understanding. It is true that he may not know a lot about the subject, but he tries and he's a really nice guy. Go to lab at least once and week and go to lecture and you'll be fine.
he's might be intimidating at first, but he's one of the nicest professors ever. He strickly follows his notes, doesn't really use the book. Tests are totally fair.
the class is boring to the MAX! you can barely understand/hear what he says in class, and when he tries to show how the program works, u can never really understand anything.
Ok, to the point: great professor in statics, but not too good in programming. Very easy going and funny person. Very interesting classes, fair exams and hwks. Very approachable... he really knows his stuff. Seldom use of book (only for hwk and some study). ATTEND TO CLASS CUZ IS VERY INTERESTING AND HELPS TO UNDERSTAND THE TEST AND HWKS!!!
People shouldn't rate him for MAE 9. None of the MAE9 professors are any good. He is a great engineering professor. I had him for Statics, really clear and helpful. He isn't that hard either.
Exam questions are just like the hw problems. Lectures consist of example problems. He tells you what type of problem will be on the exams.
Lubarda is the man when it comes to this class and 131A. He knows the stuff back and front and does nothing but examples. Midterms are 2 questions, final is 3, Great class, great professor
This guy's awesome. Makes the confusing stuff in solid mechanics crystal clear.
I got an A. You don't need to go to class at all. HW and Quiz will take time. Spend time on finishing assignments rather than sitting in the boring lectures.
Lubarda is an awesome teacher. He really enjoys it and his teaching helped me to understand the material really well. I would recommend him for anything. Very funny guy and likes to crack a few jokes during class as well (especially about the uselessness of MAE9). Go to his office hours for more humor. I'll miss him for the rest of the MAE classes.
Love his diagrams and drawings, simply superb skills and passionate about the subject he teaches. The class is easy if you go to his lectures and take notes. Homework is basically the samething as the lecture notes. Plus, the midterm problem is straight out of the book.
some say his really good if u pay attention in lecture and take notes...but from my experience he kinda seems scatter brained...his TA teach waayy better than he does so just go to lab hours
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His lectures consist of examples that are very easy to follow. Homework is a bit more difficult. Usually before a midterm he will hold a practice session by the TA and they will do two sample problems and a variation of those problems will be on the midterm. Funny guy. Straight forward tests and style of lecture. Take him!
I dont understand what he talks about and he rambles on about nothing. He does not go over the material properly. I say go to the TA sessions instead.
The WORST CLASS you will ever take.IF YOU DONT HAVE PRIOR EXPERIENCE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIND SOMEONE TO COPY FROM. Just run! He doesn't really lecture. He just argues with students over really technical topics that only advanced programmers understand. Worthless garbage.
Lecture is pointless. If you dont have prior experience then this class is impossible. get the programs from someone who took the class before. pretty much dont take this class unless you have to!
This class is pretty easy. The midterms are really easy. The average was 90% on it. Lectures are pointless because he goes over such elementary concepts such as dot products and cross products. This class is just like Phys2A pretty much.
Dr. Lubarda is one of the rare professors who emabraces conceptual understanding with both rigor and grace. He is the real thing, and a rare breed.
If you've never taken a programming class before, you will FAIL. With only one exception, and that is if a friend has already taken the class and is willing to waste HOURS of their time helping you.
Best professor i have ever had. Straight and to the point. He does not waste time with useless stuff. Take this professor. If you dont you will regret it
An okay teacher.He doesn't consider that people have come with absolutely no programming knowledge and teaches like we know it when we don't.Teaching style not very efficient to help understand the concepts.Final exam very bad because we did not cover the last material.Can be friendly and wants students to ask questions for help.TA better for help.
Awesome professor! Highly recommend scheduling your class accordingly to his teaching plan!
Hands-down, Dr. Lubarda is the best professor. He loves teaching and he loves students! His lectures are succinct and organized. He delivers his presentations the good, old-fashioned way: speech and chalkboard. His style is graceful and facilitates note-taking and active learning. I find his Count(from Sesame Street) accent fitting(#s) and funny.
STAY AWAY. Horrible teacher. He teaches by putting code on the screen and then using technical terms in a heavy unintelligible Balkan accent to bore and confuse you. When someone does get the courage to ask a question, he usually misunderstands it or tells you to shut up. Lecture is near useless. Make good use of the TAs (Steve) and lab hours.
he is a good prof. for mae9 all that rated him as a bad prof have not taken any other mae9 prof at ucsd. He is really nice. You dont realize how good he until is take some other prof.
If you've been around computers for like 5+ years, reading the internet and stuff, all of this may come naturally to you. Otherwise, be prepared for hell. It's extremely easy if you can navigate the textbook. Lecture is worthless and dry, but the programming problems are EXTREMELY easy compared to Murakami.
Lubarda is a funny guy. Class was not too bad, considering i never took a programming class. Lectures were sometimes boring and hard to understand. Its a lot of learning on your own. Work with your friends and you will be fine.
Lectures are very boring but they do help if you pay attention and ask questions if you don't understand something cause he'll explain it again for you. You don't really need to go to lecture though, just look through the lecture notes/examples online to do the homework and quizzes and you'll get perfect on everything. Funny at times.
He reminds me of dracula.. His midterms are very similar to homework problems, just a little more work involved.
Lubarda is a very dry teacher, and assumes his students have programming experience. This class is the worst class you can take if you have no programming experience. TA's also assume you know the material. Don't recommend this teacher at all.
THE BEST TEACHER EVER!!!!!! HE IS SO NICE AND SO FUNNY AND REALLY CARES ABOUT HIS STUDENTS. IF YOU SHOW UP TO LECTURE EVERYDAY HE WILL MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET AN A AND HE WILL HELP YOU OUT ON THE HOMEWORK AND QUIZZES. ALSO, THE TA LAB HOURS ARE VERY VERY USEFUL TO GO TO. I LOVE LUBARDA!
i really like this teacher he is tight and really knows what he is talking about. he likes engineering u can tell that he is passionate about it which is cool because it rubs off on the students
Goes really fast and really unhelpful.
Even tough his midterms were easy, he raped everybody on the final exam. You have to study very hard. Watch out, his final is not similar to neither the lecture nor the homework.
Hard class!!!
if you take it during sum sesh, then no matter who is teaching will have to cover the material quickly in order to genuinely cram everything. thought the class itself was pretty tough but he is an awesome & passionate professor. don't underestimate his lecture notes.. if you understand them then your good to go
His class is veeerrryyyy dull, but the material is not too complated. Take advantage of the tutoring sessions, they're the only way you'll survive the class.
The class is very boring. He has a think eastern block accent. He reads directly from the notes which are all available on the compiler. I only went to 3 lectures all quarter and have thus far managed to have an A, with no prior programming experience. The Lab Hours are pointless rarely do you get the help you need, get a group to work together
Do not take this class if you have no programming experience, because this professor will not help at all. Very harsh professor, assigns problems as if we were programming majors. Not an approachable professor for help.Some TA's help others don't.
Easy A+, Class is useless, Just do the HW and take home quizzes on time and you'll get 100%. In class final only worth 10% and is easy too. If you struggle, go to the TA hours for help, don't bother going to lecture.
Lubarda does a very good job at teaching such a lower level class (considering he has wrote 2 books and a few theories on plasticity) He is sometimes hard to understand, but he is pretty funny in lectures. The class seemed easy at first, but don't slack off towards the end, as most of your points and the hard stuff come then.
He's not the most compelling lecturer, but he's very sweet and funny. Attend lecture - random extra credit may come your way. Do programs/learn with a group or go to lab hours. This class isn't too difficult at all, even with no prior experience.
The most arrogant and harsh professor I've seen in UCSD. He expects you to do everything by yourself. He doesn't want to help. HW is pretty easy but watch out for his final.
Excellent teacher. Lectures are not too interesting but thats because the topic is boring. Ask for help and he will provide it.
The best Professor ever!
It's not so much that he's a bad teacher as it is that the class is useless. If you have him for MAE 9 just don't go to class. He's a funny guy though, for the few times I went.
He is one of the best professors out there. Definitely take him for summer when he is in his element. Skip him for programming but for anything else he is golden. You can really tell he cares about students understanding the material. He's funny and increased my knowledge in the subject.
His accent is very heavy, and usually asks himself what is going on. He has trouble answering questions from the class, usually a student will answer another student's question. He's useless.
MAE 130A/B. If you get the chance to take Lubarda, do it! You will learn a lot but be warned he doesn't put up with BS and he won't hesitate to call you out in the middle of class. He's highly knowledgable and his tests are fair. You won't be tested on anything he hasn't covered. Only gripe was that he lectures fast and disorderly at times.
He's really bad. He doesn't care about any of the students, and he is openly mean to students who attend his lectures. Don't take this class, you will regret it.
He knows his material! Attend lecture and be sure you sit in the front row! Whatever you do, do not blink...you will miss half the lecture. I repeat DO NOT BLINK!!!
For those who say Lubarda was a good teacher, please stop telling everyone such a bad lie. Lubarda was a hella bad teacher. His homework and quizzes were nothing like that weeks lecture notes and once in a blue moon he would give hints on how to do the homework. If you can, take a different professor for MAE 9. Avoid this guy.
Don't take this class unless you have prior programming experience. If you DO have prior programming experience, don't attend class. Homework does take a long time, since C is so hard to program in.
I'd like to mention I have no prior knowledge of programming in any shape or form. However, his lectures are very thorough. Basically, go to class, and you will learn C/C++ in no time. 90% of your grade is take home, and he goes over EVERYTHING you need to complete the assignments. Going to class will guarantee perfects on a majority of assignments
Get the book. Easy in the beginning, then it gets hard. Make friends who've already taken him. In class he reads off lecture slides and doesn't help. I went to class b/c he sometimes gives extra-credit since no comes to class. Final was really easy! This isn't his specialty though! MechE classes are, so don't judge him based on this course.
GREAT PROFESSOR!! Definitely take him in the summer for statics and dynamics! He's very good at what he teaches and cares about the students. Exams are straight-forward, no tricks. Teaches you exactly what you need to know. Highly recommend!!
He's a very nice guy - approachable, smiling, charismatic, not arrogant in the slightest. The class is a bit hard but manageable if you go to office hours.
Literally 80% of class is take-home. Go to lab and guaranteed 100% on hw. I had 100% up till finals (even quizzes are easy: take-home so you could use lecture notes and everything), but watch out for finals. Takes a while to get used to his accent and he's not the best lecturer, but funny. Attendance is 2% of final grade but he checked only once.
The class was very easy and straightforward. I was worried at first since I had no prior programming experience but absolutely none is necessary to succeed in this class. Most of the class is homework, and the final is very easy. You could afford to skip most lectures but if you do attend Lubarda always give hints for homework, he's very nice.
If some class is possible for everybody to get an A+, It's this one. seriously.
Funny and amusing guy; okay for teaching this class for the first time. Read the book and class will be relatively easy. Note: the required book is the 1st edition, but some of the homework is based on the 2nd edition (which contains a separate and detailed chapter on vectorization). Use the 2nd edition copy or the ebook on UCSD's course reserves!
amazing teacher, if you do the problems from lecture to prepare for the exams you will do well.
Lubarda's cool and Matlab's not that hard. His English is accented b/c he's from Montenegro, but still understandable. He's entertaining in an unpredictable way - just random things he says/does. He goes through the book examples in lecture, so read the book and you don't have to go. Go on the day before the midterms and the final, though.
He's really not that great of a professor, but the class is fairly easy to get an A in since the TA's give all the answers to the homework during lab hours.
Professor Lubarda is one of the most interesting professors and he always seems to be joyful while teaching. Makes the bigger picture easy to understand. Great Professor. But you will put some work in to get an A
Really bad lecturer, lots of information that isn't useful. I would recommend going to discussion though. TA is good. Class isn't as easy as everyone makes it seem, I think there was a big change in policy. Not too rough of a class though. I honestly though would avoid going to lecture.
He is a fun and decently engaging lecturer, but the material was often scattered and didn't help on homeworks a great deal. The content was also pulled from a textbook that he didn't provide us with. He answers questions during class, but I've heard that he is dismissive and rude if you try to visit him during office hours.
Professor Lubarda is very knowledgeable but not that good at lecturing. The class is quite easy if you go to lab hours to finish homework once a week. Tests are mostly from homework. He also takes two random attendance for extra credit.
Prof. Lubarda is very caring and knowledgeable. Although his lecture might be boring and reading the book can help you a lot, he is still a good prof with his passion. He is very nice. Never tries to trick you. Midterms and finals reflect HW materials. Lab hours help a lot with HW problems. In SPRING 14 he gave out 2 random attendance extra credits
OK so I don't fault Lubarda for not being able to use a lecture to teach programming logic, but I will say that 90% of the time lecture does nothing for you. BUT if you show up to lecture, he will randomly give a HUGE chunk of extra credit for just showing up that day so GO TO LECTURE.
Very much a self study class. Lubarda is a sincere, kind-hearted prof who really cares about his students, but his lectures are boringpointless. Homework is the most important study guide in this class. Plus it's 40% of your grade. If u understand all the hw you should be fine on the exams. I would not buy the textbook.
ive taken two classes with vlado. i go to all of his classes because they help to do the homework. Once you find his hints in the class notes for hw problems, it isnt that tough to do. Tests are often different variants of homework problems.
Easy class if you have any programming experience. Lectures are pretty much useless towards your actual grade, but homework is v. v. important and worth a lot of your grade. He posts all lecture notes online, and the midterm and final are easy if you condense the lecture notes onto a cheat sheet
Good teacher. easy on homework and exams. Gives notes too, so if you missed one or two class its not big deal. Take him:)
I don't have any previous programming experience, and his classes made an easy course very confusing. I learned everything from the book and the TAs.
Lubarda, while not the most focused or clear lecturer, has an enthusiasm that made lecture and the course as a whole enjoyable. Go to lecture even if it's just to hear what little tidbit of wisdom Lubarda will drop for the day. Do the homework and you will be fine on the two midterms and final. Overall, a surprisingly good course.
4 years after graduating, he is still my favorite professor. I had him for MAE9, where he was unremarkable. He didn't care about that class. However in upper div, he showed his colors. He has an accent, but is still one of the clearest lecturers, able to concisely relay even the toughest concepts. And he cares about the students.
His classes are useless. The TAs are very helpful. He made an easy class very hard to understand.
My all-time favorite professor
He's definitely a cute professor who's very concern about the students.
The lectures for this class were extremely boring and you may struggle if you do not have experience coding. He is a caring guy but many people who did not have programming experience struggled a lot so beware and use the TA's.
Prof Lubarda made this course a lot harder than it had to be. He just reads the lecture for the first time that class, often making mistakes and going on tangents about his life. Do yourself a favor, skip class and just read the lectures yourself & go to TA office hours.
Professor Lubarda is a nice lecturer and he explains tough materials well. The tests matters a lot but we are allowed to bring notes. It was actually a good thing because when taking notes we were reinforcing what the hard concepts we had learned. But be careful that there would be no curve if the class is doing well And I like his Serbian accent
Not to be mean, but one of the most boring classes I've ever taken. Professor Lubarda is good and tries his best to make class entertaining like a few jokes here and there, but it does absolutely nothing to help me not go to sleep (worse cuz it's online). But, the homework and midterms aren't bad at all, you just need help from TAs or classmates.
Professor is ok, but there's no way I'm paying attention all the way through an online, two hour lecture. I have no experience in coding, but I did fine. As long as you're good with logic problems like in math or science classes, you should be good to go
I found the class content very difficult as someone with no background in matlab or any program like it, as well as some of the concepts covered in the class, but the professor did a good job making me less confused. If you don't attend lecture or pay attention you will fall behind. He's a generous grader and rounded my 69% up to a C- w/out asking
He is very kind. Lectures are simple but monotonous. If you are even remotely experienced in programming, I would instead suggest skipping lectures and relying on MATLAB's online documentation (I saved a generous amount of time). Exams and assignments are often written with vague instructions; be prepared for potential minor docking of points.
As someone with no experience in MATLAB prior to the course, it was pretty easy. The lectures aren't required and honestly, the MATLAB documentation and lecture notes will help you more often than the live lectures. Also, all of the tests are open book. He gives you full access to the lecture notes (which almost give answers) and previous work.
If you have no experience in coding, it will be a somewhat difficult class. Overall though, this class is pretty easy since if you don't understand something you can look at matlabs documentation of its own syntax. The class had an assignment every week, with two midterms and a final. Final=30% of grade, Midterm = 20% per, and Homework=30% overall.
Professor Lubarda has a helpful teaching style but lacks intrigue. He posts all of his lecture notes for the week, and I recommend at least skimming through them ahead of time. His lectures are slowly paced but worthwhile to stick through as he gives hints for homework and exams. His only downside is how he will take off 0.5 points for missing \n.
He recites his lecture notes very fast, so take notes on the lecture notes as he explains. When confused with homework, go to the TAs. They are very helpful; just show them that you tried to do it. He very often shows the homework answers during lectures, so just take pictures of them in case you get lost. Midterm and final are open-book.
Professor Lubarda's CENG15R class isn't easy at first if you are new to the programming world, but eventually with practice and homework it becomes natural. He attempts to make MATLAB less boring and related his curriculum and homework to real world applications which helped. Tests are similar to homework & he offers lots of help. Highly recommend.
Hard to floow his pace. Also he sometimes does not speak clearly.
Rating says good but I'd focus on 3/5. Not a bad dude, not a real engaging lecturer, a... clear teacher, lectures are all just him going through the pre-written notes and going off on tangents. But god, was stuff weird. Mid-test he'd correct errors, absolutely unforgiving grading, DO THINGS EARLY, but if you can code you'll be fine.
I would not take this class again, I am so happy I passed the first time. The class is very lecture heavy and the professor makes the content much more complicated than it has to be. He goes on tangents and does not speak clearly. His gradebook is not accurate to your real grade. I had an A on canvas, but on my transcript I received a C.
Professor Lubarda is very passionate about the subject. Attendance/Lab not mandatory but I suggest going anyway. START EARLY ON ASSIGNMENTS IF YOU'RE NOT TECH-SMART! The class/midterms/final are mostly memorization and knowing when to use what. Good prof who cares about his students, but it's a time-consuming class. (Taken for GE, opted for P/NP)
Professor Lubarda's CENG15 class can be challenging, especially for those new to programming. However, with diligent practice and utilizing helpful resources like the TAs and unstuck study, the course becomes more approachable. The lectures may be fast-paced, but staying engaged and attending can pay off.
Professor Lubarda does talk fast at times and the notes aren't very concise. However, he is funny, explains well, and answers questions during lecture. Content is simple, but it does help to have some programming experience (I took AP CSP & A). TA's OH are helpful for homework. Review TA lab slides and do the practice exams to score well on exams.
He really loves the content that he's teaching, however his lectures can easily become boring. He posts his notes before lectures. 2 Midterms and a final, both reflecting the weekly homework. Starting early on assignments helped a ton. Doesn't use a textbook, I've heard it can be useful though. TA Lab slides are very helpful as a supplement.
Professor Lubarda was an amazing professor. You will quickly get used to his accent and he accepts feedback from us. There were 2 midterms (1 mcq, 1 writing the code on paper) and 1 non-cumulative final (same format as midterm 2). If you really try to understand the program and do the weekly 3-5 problem hw, you will pass the class with no problem.
Lubarda is a very solid professor. He is very passionate about the material you can tell he loves teaching it. He's good at explaining everything, and for someone with little coding experience he made everything really understandable. He has a strong accent but you get used to it fast and he's really funny. The tests are worth like 80% of the grade
Wholesome and nice person. He's well-versed in what he teaches. Speaks slowly but goes through content quickly. Hard to keep my attention. Tests are worth 80% of your grade, and homework is pretty straightforward.
This guy is funny, but I just didn't enjoy his lecturing style, or the way in which assignments/tests are graded. Doesn't respond to his emails quick enough, weirdly had a ton of people fail his class well.
A chill prof. Homework easy but final + midterm are 80% of grade.
80% of grade being exams is annoying. Lectures are very boring. Graders don't give the best feedback or just straight up don't. His exams are purely trick questions. Really annoying. He's a sweet guy and clearly passionate just very unfair teaching style. (Grade meant to be out a week ago btw isn't out yet)
Final and midterm were really easy since it was multiple choice, never went to any of the lectures. The grading for the homework is straight forward, class was easy for someone with a small background in coding. Overall would recommend, the majority of people passed.
I didn't go to a single lecture and was fine. Easier if you have some background in coding, and tests are pretty much just semantics memorization, logic (for loops etc..), and paying attention to detail. Pretty easy for someone who didn't have coding background and tests are very crammable. Graded on very few things so you need to be precise.
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