[markus_zhang]

IMO many CS classes should be lab based already, except the theory heavy ones. I still wonder why MIT needs to test students of OS courses on paper when the labs cover a lot of the ground. If I can do well in the labs I wouldn’t bother to memorize stuffs for the exams.

[fn-mote]

You have to test to make sure the student who you are giving the grade to is the student who did the work.

Without certifying someone’s abilities, the degree doesn’t mean much.