> But I don't agree that the cost of abstraction is higher in Python/Ruby. You can create code that does A LOT in a few lines, that most of the times will have

> But I don't agree that the cost of abstraction is higher in Python/Ruby. You can create code that does A LOT in a few lines, that most of the times will have a good enough speed. I think you missed the author's point - you may want to re-read the blog's first two paragraphs.