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> a large body of evidence suggests that having static types for both safety and documentation is a big win

Citation needed. A review of studies on static vs. dynamic languages concluded "most studies find very small effects, if any". https://danluu.com/empirical-pl/

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I read through all those studies and didn't think they shed any light on the subject, as this is something very hard to get numbers on:

"The summary of the summary is that most studies find very small effects, if any. However, the studies probably don't cover contexts you're actually interested in."

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