12+ years in industry and academia

Dan was one of the best teachers in Tel Aviv University. It seems like he truly cares about the students. He also builds his courses very well, And they are the closest you can get to “real world” experience.

The best course I had in university (and the gap is really big). Interesting, relevant, the teacher was fluent, the HW really helped. Dan has passion, skill and talent – I still bear with me things I learned from the lessons.

Dan is an amazing & passionate lecturer! His mixture of domain expertise and patience to teach makes him by far the best lecturer I've ever had. Not only that - his classes are very practical and I believe advances the students in ways that usually don't happen in academic studies.

This course had taught me more than any other university course about software development, system design, contemporary technologies and methodologies used in the tech industry. Dan is an excellent teacher and a stand up guy, and I would've loved taking more of his courses in the future.

This was the best course I took during my BA. It not only gave every single person a hands on experience working on real problems with tools we will see and use in the future, it also gave us an opportunity to give back to the community. We were given a much needed project and worked with people who didn't have the technical background to even understand what they actually need. Dan guidance was great, pushing us when we needed it and in other times letting us figure it out on our own, helping us understand how to solve problems easily and quickly. This is a great course that I believe should be a required course on any computer science program.

Best course I took in all my years in TAU. Interesting, challenging, hands-on with added-value of working with other teams from university (Neuroscience lab). Dan is the best teacher I had. His attitude, which is more knowledge-oriented and less grades-oriented has helped me learn and develop as a programmer. Throughout this project I learned so many important aspects of programming that I never learned before (product design, databases management, git flow and using git correctly, writing web app from scratch, dealing with clients and so on...). I feel that the skills I earned in this course has made be a better programmer. I even feel that my impact in my workplace has become more significant. So glad I took your class. Thank you so much Dan!!

Mr. Gittik has a lot of experience in the industry and in teaching, both expressed by working under his guidenece on the workshop at the University. Gittik has taught us in a unique way how to adress problems in the real world and more importently how to think about these issues.

I would recommend future students to attend this workshop that actually has an impact on the world and gives them a priceless experience in the industry of developing.

The Impact oriented programing is one of the best courses I have ever taken. On the academic level, I have gained a great amount of useful programing skills and experience that allowed me to integrate into the tech industry. Not only that I've learned about web-frameworks, versioning tools, system design and much more, I've learned how to approach a real world problem, how to work as a member of a programming team, and how to talk to clients and present them ideas and solutions. Despite the importance of all of these, in my opinion, what made this workshop so special and unique is the focus on altruism. Mr. Gittik showed us how we can use our knowledge and practice to help others, and he inspired us to do so. As a matter of fact, even after we received our grades, we kept working on our product to perfect it for our client. Finally, it is important to acknowledge the effort, time, and thought that mr. Gittik put in this workshop. Along the semester he mentored us, taught us, and helped us to achieve our goals.

The best lecturer I've ever had. This was the hardest course I've taken, but his explanations, patience and charisma made it possible. Thank you!

Very very interesting, hands down the most interesting course I ever took. Lectures very well built, material very well explained, and the homework is very challenging, interesting and fun, whether its overflowing a buffer or sniffing packets in Wireshark. Really made me interested in the Information Security in general, and it is one of the fields that I have my eyes on for the future.

Put in one word, Incredible. Dan is an incredible lecturer and instructor that delivers top notch, world class courses (I can judge: This is my Post (E)MBA (Second) undergrad, so I have been through some lecturers in my life). A lecturer that not only takes his work extremely seriously, but also creates an inspiring atmosphere. The professionalism, profound knowledge, top-of-the-line learning aids and materials, gradual approach all play an orchestrated role in what becomes some on the most influential classes I've participated in.

Dan is an exceptional teacher who brings young and new spirit to to the old spirit of traditional universities.

After 10 years of programming in Python I was pretty skeptical I'd have something to learn, but Dan really surprised me. Most courses I've seen don't go so much in depth -- Kudos!

The teacher was excellent, super professional! The course and the materials were top notch: not just a "syntax" course, but Python under the hood, which is much harder to learn on your own.

Incredible course, both pedagogically and professionally. I was very impressed with Dan's deep knowledge of Python in particular, and software in general.

I really liked Dan's "dialectic" approach to teaching software design. First he convinced us one way to do something is best, then he showed us the exact opposite is sometimes better, then he did a "synthesis" you can apply in context. Very cool, thank you!

First time in my life that I give a full score. The teacher was excellent, well-versed in the material, answered questions in depth, and provided clear and concise examples.

The experience was great and I learned a lot. Dan is a great lecturer and has provided me with another perspective on computer science.

Perfect level of detail and pace for a Googler ENG audience. Loved it.

Interesting and engaging. Dan is a great, detail oriented teacher.

Dan put in an absolutely stellar performance as facilitator. The sessions were engaging, fascinating and beloved by the attendees, with a score of 6.6 / 7 - the highest of any session in 2018!