I agree with you, except for the dates. It seems to me that worrying about programmer productivity over performance is a phase that we're coming out of. Mobile

I agree with you, except for the dates. It seems to me that worrying about programmer productivity over performance is a phase that we're coming out of. Mobile devices, with less memory and slower CPUs & GPUs than the desktop PCs we're used to are the hardware platform du jour. Also, more people are having to worry about scalability which goes hand in hand with performance: it's not just about smart algorithm choices, kids...