today in computer science
I had an assignment to
print a series of variables:
Your favorite friend
Your lucky number
Your favorite snack
The price of your favorite snack
String friend = “Solomon”;
int lucknum = 18;
String snack = “Sour Patch Kids”;
double price = 3.99;
Without a second
thought
I stored your name into the heap
My favorite friend???
System.out.println(friend);
Friend is the address in the stack that’ll recall your string of characters from the heap
‘S’ ‘o’ ‘l’ ‘o’ ‘m’ ‘o’ ‘n’
Your name, this experience we share together, you, requires far too much memory to be stored in the stack
—>the heap quite rarely overflows
You’re at the forefront of my mind always, friend, and I love you so much I could bring a machine to
consciousness
by describing what it means to love you
Loving you is the easiest thing I can do as a human, maybe a machine could do it too
On my altar when I get married, I know I will, even though I loosely believe in the concept (I’ll always fault in my beliefs)
I’ll recall your name from the heap
because the address will have never left my stack
Friend
My lover
My Solomon
System.out.println(“I love you”);
System.out.print(friend);
Lana Zoraja is a current high school junior with a knack for collecting CDs. She’s often spotted burning her favorite techno albums while drinking unhealthy amounts of cappuccinos. Lana absolutely adores the Final Destination movie series and still gets wary behind log trucks. Her poetry focuses on her relationship with nature, the body, and everything in between. She’s always down to go on a long walk, dance at a hardcore DJ set, or to lay down in silence.
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