This is a false choice. Demand software with features and performs efficiently. If anything, the last several years in the software industry have proven horde

This is a false choice. Demand software with features and performs efficiently. If anything, the last several years in the software industry have proven hordes of mediocre developers really isn't a substitute for understanding how computers work. The phenomena we're seeing now is VC money has dried up for all but those focused on efficiency, and the rats are scrambling to run to the other side of the ship before it sinks.