https://master--suspicious-stonebraker-7d2d21.netlify.app/tags/lego/ Recent content in Lego on Nikhil's blog Hugo -- gohugo.io en-US Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:40:00 +0000 https://master--suspicious-stonebraker-7d2d21.netlify.app/post/2008/if-programming-languages-were-lego/ Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:40:00 +0000 https://master--suspicious-stonebraker-7d2d21.netlify.app/post/2008/if-programming-languages-were-lego/ Assembly would be a huge set of 1x1 blocks. You could do everything other blocks could do, and more, but it took a lot of time and planning to put them all together the right way.C would be 1x1 with a few 2x1 and 4x1 thrown in for convenience.C++ would be just like C, but there would be all these new highly specific pieces which would only be used by a few people.