That may be true, but the main point that's being ignored by such statements should always be mentioned: Django and the like in scripting languages offer an eas

That may be true, but the main point that's being ignored by such statements should always be mentioned: Django and the like in scripting languages offer an easy to use and fast to implement way of getting an idea off the ground. Once you really go beyond millions of requests, it should be also possible to hire Java developers then to rewrite the app for scaling beyond the tipping point of scripting language apps.