Assume that a = 1 is true

I just don't read code as I would a mathematical proof. I think in terms of what memory locations are equal to what in the stack, or the heap, and what is the lifecycle of that data in that memory address.

When I read "int a = 1" in C#, I implicitly translate that to "take a 4 byte piece of memory on the stack, and set it equal to 1". I don't think in the abstract sense of a formula.

When I see a class like:

    class Foo {
        int x = 2;
        string xyz = "Hello";
    }
    
    var foo = new Foo();

I read this as "allocate a chunk of memory big enough in the heap to insert a 4 byte integer and an 8 byte pointer. Set that 8 byte pointer equal to a static chunk of memory where the "Hello" string is pooled.