Static (keyword)
Okay kiddo, so imagine you have a toy car that you want to play with. When you first take it out of the box, it's new and shiny and ready to go. But after you've played with it for a while, it might get dirty or dented or maybe the wheels don't turn as smoothly anymore.
Now let's relate this to something called "static" in computer programming. When we use the word "static" to describe something in programming, we're saying that it stays the same - it doesn't change - like that brand-new toy car.
Sometimes we want things in our computer program to be static, especially when it comes to variables. A variable is like a box where we can store information - like the name of your favorite color. If we make that variable "static", it means that the value inside that box will never change no matter what.
Why would we want to do that? Well, sometimes we need a piece of information to stay the same throughout our entire program. For example, let's say we're making a game and we need to keep track of how many lives the player has. We want that number to stay the same no matter where the player goes or what they do in the game. So we could make that variable "static" to make sure it never changes.
Overall, the "static" keyword just helps us make sure that certain things in our program don't change when we don't want them to. It's like having a brand-new toy car that stays shiny and new forever!
Now let's relate this to something called "static" in computer programming. When we use the word "static" to describe something in programming, we're saying that it stays the same - it doesn't change - like that brand-new toy car.
Sometimes we want things in our computer program to be static, especially when it comes to variables. A variable is like a box where we can store information - like the name of your favorite color. If we make that variable "static", it means that the value inside that box will never change no matter what.
Why would we want to do that? Well, sometimes we need a piece of information to stay the same throughout our entire program. For example, let's say we're making a game and we need to keep track of how many lives the player has. We want that number to stay the same no matter where the player goes or what they do in the game. So we could make that variable "static" to make sure it never changes.
Overall, the "static" keyword just helps us make sure that certain things in our program don't change when we don't want them to. It's like having a brand-new toy car that stays shiny and new forever!