I don't know where you get that. This is about code base size. Dynamically typed languages have always had fewer LOC than statically typed languages. If there'

I don't know where you get that. This is about code base size. Dynamically typed languages have always had fewer LOC than statically typed languages. If there's a surprise, it's that Scala is able to snuggle up to Python so nicely, while being one of most strongly typed languages.