Ask HN: What’s it like being a Quant or Quantitative Programmer

What can you expect in a quantitative role. Do you have to be extra smart or you can learn and work hard to become a quantitative programmer. Lastly what’s the most popular programming language among quants and what kind of workloads you can expect.

I’m coming from a software background who did internships as I’m getting into field soon I’m trying explore different roles where I can do meaningful work

Would love to hear from the community