[GrumpyYoungMan]

Oh, I don't think it's quite that grim. When development teams can no longer easily spend their way out of their inefficient code, being able to write high performance code becomes a competitive advantage. I'd even go so far as to say that individual developers looking to get ahead in their careers should pay less attention to flashy tech fads and more at foundational stuff like how to diagnose performance problems and write efficient code.