Clay is very malleable and has all sorts of wonderful properties. As a building material it has fundamental limitations as it’s less suited for tensile loads.
It’s funny, because you can continue the analogy and compare optionally typed languages (like TypeScript) to adding wood/rebar to a brick building, allowing it to go vertical.
A good example: the Chrysler building sports 3 million specially made bricks for its facade. By blending both materials, you receive the thermal and maintenance benefits of brick with structural integrity of steel.
