COMP90048 Declarative Programming (University of Melbourne): rated 3.1/5 overall across 17 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
COMP90048 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology in Computer Science. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 声明式编程
Type: Graduate coursework subject
Subject area: Computer Science
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Level: Graduate coursework Level 9
Handbook year: 2026
AIMS Declarative programming languages provide elegant and powerful programming paradigms which every programmer should know. This subject presents declarative programming languages and techniques.
COMP90048 has 17 scored reviews: overall 3.1/5 · usefulness 3.8 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 5 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.8 stars); 12 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.9/5).
On Reddit: "Went in with a bit of confidence that I’d barely pass, but the real thing 💀 the questions were overwhelming, long, hard to digest for me, and took so much time to figure out. I also didn’t expect some questions to be worth so much compare to sample exam. Looking back on it now,…"
On Reddit: "Highly recommend Declarative Programming, very well taught and structured. Honestly would avoid any pure software related subjects. usually ran poorly compared to the more theoretical subjects."
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Q: Is COMP90048 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 17 reviews: usefulness 3.8/5, overall 3.1/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP90048, and when is it offered?
A: COMP90048 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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