Enginemix

Just read a conversation between someone teaching and someone learning, top to bottom. Instead of sitting through a long explanation, the awkward questions get asked for you — and answered.

Character with blue hairThe one explaining
Character with blonde hairThe one learning

It reads something like this

A variable is a way to give a value a name so you can keep it around.

Could I not just write the value directly?

You could. But a name is reusable, and it explains itself.