COMP9017 Systems Programming (University of Sydney): rated 2.0/5 overall across 2 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
COMP9017 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Engineering 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: 系统编程
Type: Postgraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Computer Science
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Postgraduate Level 9
Handbook year: 2026
In this unit of study, elementary methods for developing robust, efficient, and re-usable software will be covered. The unit is taught in C, in a Unix environment.
COMP9017 has 2 scored reviews: overall 2.0/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.0/5).
On Reddit: "Uh, if you are at the level where you need to do COMP9103, COMP9017 is going to utterly crush you. Like destroy you and spit out the charred remains. Do COMP9103 first, *then* do COMP9017 in a different semester. You could do both data structures and database management systems …"
On Reddit: "It depends on what you mean by concerned. COMP9017 is definitely a more technically challenging course than COMP9123 if you had no prior knowledge of the content of either one. You will also *use* more knowledge from 9123 in 9017 than you will use 9017 knowledge in 9123."
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Q: Is COMP9017 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: overall 2.0/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP9017, and when is it offered?
A: COMP9017 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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