I started writing rust in this agentic era and all my prior experience with other languages still carries over and helps me spot code smell and bad architecture.

I had to learn the memory safety bits because I had no idea “what’s right” but rest of it was smooth.

Syntax fades away, you get to focus on higher level stuff and end up exploring new pathways; give it a try, you might be pleasantly surprised how much of your experience is transferable.