But ... is there any functional difference? Like, chances are, the individual is going to say that Ruby provides that power; but, by the time you've reached Ru

But ... is there any functional difference? Like, chances are, the individual is going to say that Ruby provides that power; but, by the time you've reached Ruby levels of abstraction, the odds of any argument about performance and data marshalling go out the window. It's a difference without a meaning, as far as I can tell.