Redis creator antirez: LLMs write better C than any other language, so skip Rust
antirez · x · 2026-09-26
Redis creator antirez argues that C is the better pick in the AI-coding era. His reasons: LLMs produce notably better C than any other language, Rust's abstraction costs are paid even when untouched, and since AI enables continuous design evolution, minimizing friction to changing design ideas matters most. Only extremely security-critical software justifies Rust, he adds, while AI-written C can now be audited and fixed for security issues at a depth previously hard to reach.
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