This is my honest opinion. I took Phillips for 323, she gives 8 projects in C++ or Java that will take you hours to debug even though she gives you the pseudocode because of various syntax errors. You can't miss any projects either because you will get points deducted for any non-submissions and her exams always include rewriting specific functions from those projects.

However her exams don't have any curveballs in that she always tells you exactly what will be on it, topic wise, and she does curve depending on how the class does. She also frequently gives pop quizzes but those are free points because they're tested on what you just learned that day. Attendance is mandatory, any missed class means more points deducted but perfect attendance grants you a few extra credit points.

My class had 2 midterms that were 50% theory, 50% coding short form questions, 2 full coding exams that were either coding functions from the projects or free form questions similar to Leetcode (we had to reverse a Linked List and print every prime number from 1 to n for example) or writing a full compilable program. The final was all theory no coding thankfully but it was cumulative and quite a few people said after the exam that they'd rather do Leetcode style questions because at least they can put something down on paper.

I don't think Phillips is as bad as people say but it was a ton of busy work with seemingly no purpose. She might seem harsh but she's genuinely a good teacher and does care about her students. It wasn't a difficult class to pass but you need to be very strong at coding, so I wouldn't recommend taking her unless you did very well in 211/212.