Nobody Reads Code Anymore — So What Language Should Your Agent Write In?
fhinkel · x · 2026-10-20
Google developer advocate fhinkel posed a pointed question: in an era where code is largely generated by AI agents and humans barely read it line by line, which language should developers (or their agents) write in — Python, Rust, Go, or Wasm? The question highlights how language trade-offs may shift once readability matters less than machine generation and maintenance.
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