Fast and Hard Code

Language choice in programming is becoming less consequential as LLMs enable developers to work across unfamiliar languages, leading to increased adoption of performance-oriented "hard languages" like Rust and Zig based on marketing and speed priorities rather than familiarity. LLM assistance is democratizing previously gatekept domains like cryptography, eBPF, and low-level systems programming, allowing more developers to tackle complex, performance-critical projects without deep expertise in those specific areas.