Pass by Value or Reference

Text on the meme

CAN YOU PASS ME THE SALT? PASS-BY-VALUE OR PASS-BY-REFERENCE... ?

What it means

Leonardo DiCaprio and Cillian Murphy sit across from each other in a dim restaurant scene from Inception. One asks for the salt, while the other interprets the request as a programming question about passing arguments by value or reference. The meme is used as a reaction to overly technical answers to simple requests. EN: Leonardo DiCaprio and Cillian Murphy sit across from each other in a dim restaurant scene from Inception. One asks for the salt, while the other interprets the request as a programming question about passing arguments by value or reference. The meme is used as a reaction to overly technical answers to simple requests.

Who

Leonardo DiCaprio (Леонардо ДиКаприо) — Inception Cillian Murphy (Киллиан Мёрфи) — Inception

Objects

two men / два мужчины restaurant table / стол в ресторане salt shaker / солонка suit / костюм tie / галстук restaurant / ресторан seated people / сидящие люди dim lighting / приглушённое освещение conversation / разговор background diners / посетители на заднем плане