> I've never seen anyone argue that static type systems prevent bugs. It's extremely common to claim that static typing prevents entire classes of bugs (and I

> I've never seen anyone argue that static type systems prevent bugs. It's extremely common to claim that static typing prevents entire classes of bugs (and I agree!). Here's just one instance of such a claim I found on Google: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10934134 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10934134