Taking 61A over the summer completely online?

Hey all,

A friend of mine who was admitted to Cal this semester was wondering if he could enroll in the 61A summer session course without actually physically being on campus. When I took 61a last year with Denero I didn’t remember ever having to actually go to lecture since all of his webcasts are online, and I stopped going to the labs and discussion sections after the first week of class.

Anyhow, would it be possible for someone with minimal programming experience to do well in 61A taking the course completely online without going to labs or discussion and just driving to campus to take the midterm + final? Is the summer version of 61A usually easier like CS70 is over the summer?

Thanks for your help.