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For framing a house a nail is absolutely better. As the house settles, wood shrinks, and the frame flexes in storms or quakes the nails allow the wood to move instead of causing things to warp and break.
TIL. I thought it was just about speed and cost.
TIL. Thank you, internet stranger.