Call stack
Imagine you are playing with a box of toys. Each toy is a different shape and size, and you put them on top of each other to make a tower. When you add a new toy, it goes on top of the others.
In computer programming, we have something called a call stack. It works like your tower of toys. Whenever we call a function (a set of instructions that do something specific), it gets added to the top of the call stack. The computer follows the instructions in that function until it is done.
When that function is finished, the computer takes it off the top of the call stack and goes back to the function that called it. That function now moves to the top of the stack, and the computer continues running it where it left off.
This continues until all the functions have been completed, and the call stack is empty. Think of it like taking toys off the top of your tower until there are no more toys left.
In computer programming, we have something called a call stack. It works like your tower of toys. Whenever we call a function (a set of instructions that do something specific), it gets added to the top of the call stack. The computer follows the instructions in that function until it is done.
When that function is finished, the computer takes it off the top of the call stack and goes back to the function that called it. That function now moves to the top of the stack, and the computer continues running it where it left off.
This continues until all the functions have been completed, and the call stack is empty. Think of it like taking toys off the top of your tower until there are no more toys left.
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