Learner Reviews & Feedback for Parallel Programming in Java by Rice University
About the Course
Parallel programming enables developers to use multicore computers to make their applications run faster by using multiple processors at the
same time. By the end of this course, you will learn how to use popular parallel Java frameworks (such as ForkJoin, Stream, and Phaser) to write
parallel programs for a wide range of multicore platforms including servers, desktops, or mobile devices, while also learning about their
theoretical foundations including computation graphs, ideal parallelism, parallel speedup, Amdahl's Law, data races, and det...
Top reviews
LG
Dec 12, 2017
This is a great course in parallel programming. The videos were very clear, summaries reinforced the video material and the programming projects and quizzes were challenging but not overwhelming.
SV
Aug 27, 2017
Great course. Introduces Parallel Programming in Java in a gentle way.Kudos to Professor Vivek Sarkar for simplifying complex concepts and presenting them in an elegant manner.
251 - 262 of 262 Reviews for Parallel Programming in Java
By Atsuya K
•Feb 5, 2018
Provides background material for the course on concurrency in the same specialization. Assignments are trivial.
By Francisco R
•Sep 6, 2017
I would prefer see examples based on standard Java code, not in a library developed for some small group.
By Phindulo M
•May 6, 2020
A very good introductory course only rating 3 star because the projects did not feel greatly involving.
By Rahul M
•Nov 22, 2017
good coverage of basics.. would have been great if there were few more coding practice papers.
By Hieu D
•Apr 9, 2018
Heavy theory but poor practical. Need more enhancement for the next time.
By Mohamed E
•Sep 17, 2018
Focusing more on theoretical parts
By MIAO K
•Aug 29, 2017
Good overview, but less details
By Upasana S
•Oct 27, 2020
Good part is that I have learnt quite a lot of things from this course and I enjoyed it. Not so good part is that I don't get answers to my questions I post on the forums, graders are not working correctly and I don't know the correct answers to the quiz (once I passed it, it would be nice to know the answers to the ones I answered incorrectly). I feel cheated because I paid for the course, but it makes me feel like I wasted my money a bit.
By Wenrui W
•Mar 20, 2019
I spent 6 days on this course, and I feel it is not worth the time. One of the problems is that the lectures are overly basic, and the mini projects are not challenging, at least not in a helpful way (quizzes are sometimes challenging due to some concepts not covered in the lectures at all). I guess the instructor did not really spent much time preparing the materials and assignments.
By Clay M
•Jan 18, 2022
The lectures and the projects often did not match up. The autograder was also very capricious and you can pass and fail with the same submission.
By Wen L
•Oct 24, 2017
Please make the homework better.
By HERNANDEZ G J J
•Feb 10, 2025
No es lo que buscaba. Desactualizado