"As fast as Perl 5" means "faster than python and ruby". Every time someone complains about python performance they are usually told that it doesn't matter. If

"As fast as Perl 5" means "faster than python and ruby". Every time someone complains about python performance they are usually told that it doesn't matter. If performance was really that important, people that wanted dynamic languages would all be using luajit, SBCL, chez scheme (or any of the other 10 schemes that run laps around python/ruby) and lately also JavaScript.