Agree that it is completely a matter of priorities. With hardware generations succeeding each other every few years, much faster every time, there was hardly re

Agree that it is completely a matter of priorities. With hardware generations succeeding each other every few years, much faster every time, there was hardly reason to optimize everything. Bolting on new features was the highest priority. But this has changed. See also http://herbsutter.com/welcome-to-the-jungle/ http://herbsutter.com/welcome-to-the-jungle/ .