COMP2129 Sorry, this unit of study is not available and may be under development (University of Sydney): rated 3.0/5 overall, difficulty 0.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 0.0/5 across 19 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
COMP2129 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Other units in Computer Science. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 抱歉，本学习单元不可用，可能正在开发中
Subject area: Computer Science
Faculty: Other units
Level: Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
COMP2129 has 19 scored reviews: overall 3.0/5 · usefulness 2.3 · difficulty 0.0 · would-recommend 0.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by USYD students on USYD Wall (5.0/5 overall); 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.0 stars); 15 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.9/5).
On Reddit: "I did COMP2129 in 2015. There were 4 assignments (about 10% each) and 6 quizzes (best 4 were marked, and if I remember correctly it added up to 20%), but specifics about marking schemes tend to vary year by year. In my year the quizzes were rather easy (but don't assume the same…"
On Reddit: "I thought it had a pretty average workload tbh. If you want to have a head start, become comfortable with Bash Scripting and C (Pointers, Memory Management, Scripting, Data Structures, Pipes, Threading). I'll try look for my finals notes if you're interested"
The course panel on USYD Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is COMP2129 hard?
A: Students rate COMP2129's difficulty 0.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is COMP2129 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 19 reviews: would-recommend 0.0/5, usefulness 2.3/5, overall 3.0/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP2129, and when is it offered?
A: COMP2129 is taught by the Other units. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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