Unless im writing something like code for a video game in a game engine that uses C++, most of the stuff that I need C is compartmentalized enough to where its much faster to have an LLM write it.
For example, the last C code I wrote was tcp over ethernet, bypassing the IP layer, so I can be connected to the VPN while being able to access local machines on my network.
If im writing it in Rust, I have to do a lot of research, think about code structure, and so on. With LLMs, it took me an hour to write, and that is with no memory leaks or any other safety issues.