Are the first programming courses in the Computer Science major supposed to be hard?

ChrisTKD
Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:00:19 +0000

So, you had never programmed before and are finding some aspects of the first programming courses to be difficult. But, you “really want to get a Masters degree in Computer Science” at a top university. Do you have an actual interest in CompSci or are you in it because you think it’s a hot major? Intro courses are rarely boring IMO. It’s when you get deep into a subject that you realize whether you like it (it’s not boring) or love it.