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 us

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.