<p>So me and my friend were deciding to take CS61BL with Clancy this summer, has anyone ever had him? Is he a good teacher? Any suggestions for 61BL (specifically) ? For this summer my only focus will be this class, do you think should I still be worried? I would really appreciate if you could share your experiences/tips with me.</p>
<p>I’ve only met Clancy once, he seems enthusiastic. I think his official title says “Professor Emeritus”… he’s taught the class a couple times before.</p>
<p>In BL you’ll probably learn a lot more from the labs and TAs though, since you’re in lab 3 hours a day 4 days a week, and only have 2 hours of lecture per week. And there’s plenty of TAs (ten or eleven?) so you’ll always be able to find someone to help out if you don’t understand the material. I wouldn’t be too worried about the course, you’ll spend a lot of time writing code but if you don’t have any other time commitments you’ll be fine.</p>