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Does programming get easier?

Currently a freshman taking Computer Engineering (CpE in my uni is more focused on EE, bt dubs) and I'm pretty sure a few days ago i got a 2/5 in our first activity in intro to programming . We basically created a flowchart/algorithm for a few tasks (we were allowed to partner up but I didn't). Most of them went home early because they completed it on time. Me, I couldn't even answer the last three! The tasks were 1;expressing a\^b algebraically, 2;switching the variables of x and y without using another variable, and 3; expressing modulo division. My question is: does it get easier? I've already dabbled in coding before (finished like half a week of CS50) but I seem to lack an "intuition" or something. Can this "intuition" be learned? Or should I just switch courses? (Keep in mind I really love working with computers but I don't think I have the "it" factor that programmers have)
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> does it get easier?

>Can this intuition be learned?

Of course. Programming is like any other skill, the more you practice and learn, the easier it becomes. The question you should be asking is do you want to take the time and effort to learn these things?

>Most of them went home early because they completed it on time

Yes, some people will start off with a better knack for programming then others, but that doesn't matter. No matter what you choose to do, you will always find people who are better at it than you. You'll also find people worse at it than you. What really matters your own self-improvement.

Its totally reasonable to not grasp everything in the first quiz of a course. You should take this as a learning moment, go look up these things right now (google is your friend) and see if you can figure it out. Ask your instructor for the answers to the quiz so you can see how it was done. Ask your instructor some more questions at the end of class about it if you're still struggling. Keep trying until you get it.

Or take something else, you're under no obligation to learn programming if you don't want to. The first weeks of freshman year is a great time to experiment.