I don't generally want to give up performance. As a game developer, I usually actually need all the performance I can get. My default choice is always a languag

I don't generally want to give up performance. As a game developer, I usually actually need all the performance I can get. My default choice is always a language with nice, low-cost abstractions, that compiles to native code. I don't see that changing, probably ever. I always want to get the most out of the machine.