Yukihiro Matsumoto

Because of the Turing completeness theory, everything one Turing-complete language can do can theoretically be done by another Turing-complete language, but at a different cost. You can do everything in assembler, but no one wants to program in assembler anymore.

Japanese Scientist

K. Eric Drexler

In thinking about nanotechnology today, what's most important is understanding where it leads, what nanotechnology will look like after we reach the assembler breakthrough.

American Scientist

Allison Williams

I'm a master assembler of Ikea furniture, in case anyone wants to know.

American Celebrity

Refers to someone putting parts together, often in a repetitive job.

Physical Assembly

'Assembler' can also mean a machine that does the assembling process.

Not Just People

Used often in manufacturing contexts, like factories.

Industry Specific

Used in the context of writing and compiling computer programs.

Coding Process

A term specific to the field of computing and programming, not used casually.

Technical Term

Remember that an assembler translates assembly language, a compiler handles higher-level languages.

Different From Compiler

Indicates someone collects and compiles varied data meticulously.

Information Gathering

Commonly used in academic or professional research settings.

Research Environments

Requires attention to detail to ensure accurate compilation of information.

Detail Oriented

 And then, following this advice, we start with this lowly, humble NAND gate, and we walk our students through an elaborate sequence of projects in which they gradually build a chip set, a hardware platform, an assembler, a virtual machine,