That sounds intimidating. When I started my coding career, I followed my passion. I wanted to advance free software. I wanted it to be less buggy and more user friendly. I had no advantage over an average person in the field, I didn't even have a computer science degree.
If somebody's passion is faster command line tools, let them make a faster ripgrep. First results may be disappointing, but those who don't give up will figure out how to do it right.