No, not an alternative, but I'd argue that considering new versions should be a part of performance engineering. If one of the "improvements/features in the nex

No, not an alternative, but I'd argue that considering new versions should be a part of performance engineering. If one of the "improvements/features in the next version" is more optimized and performant code, you want to "reap" it (after of course considering and testing the upgrade from other points of view.