I would like to see any form of objective evidence for “if you're actually a talented engineer these languages will hamstring you and your art”. Even in C that

I would like to see any form of objective evidence for “if you're actually a talented engineer these languages will hamstring you and your art”. Even in C that lacks any form of sane abstraction capabilities, people have come up with object systems and what not if they fit a problem domain better. While I think that the language optimum is well past C, there is no significant difference between modern managed languages in any way besides ecosystems — and that is the most important thing.