What level of programming is required?
For those who are familiar with Stanford CS courses, we would recommend a working knowledge of CS106A, 106B, and preferably 107. Many of the assignments will be done in Python, and so knowledge of Python (or any scripting language, even MATLAB or R) would definitely help. Also, many of the “programming” aspects to this class will involve working with APIs from different companies and being able to know enough code to successfully query for data using those APIs. For those who are still unsure, we would recommend using the first assignment as a gauge. If you find yourself struggling immensely with it then this might be an indicator for how much trouble you will have with the other homeworks. However if you are able to complete it within a reasonable amount of time and with a reasonable amount of effort then you should be fine.
