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I don't know where you seem to be getting that I am for static typing. In fact, what you say about static typing only being useful up to a point is exactly what I was getting at. Neither way is perfect to remove bugs from your programs.

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I don't think I made any assumptions about your feelings on static vs. dynamic typing, I'm just pointing out that even though on the surface they can be both used to solve similar superficial problems, static typing is woefully limited with regard to the scope of problems it can actually detect. Tests can go way farther to help verify the expected results of your code.

"Tests can go way farther to help verify the expected results of your code."

This is definitely debatable, but I think we should agree to disagree at this point.

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