I think they are strong anywhere you need dependable core of the system. I see it as a trend, actually, statically typed languages grew stronger in various fie

I think they are strong anywhere you need dependable core of the system. I see it as a trend, actually, statically typed languages grew stronger in various fields, from operating system kernels [1] to web development and shell scripting [2]. [1] http://www.ok-labs.com/ http://www.ok-labs.com/ [2] http://lambda-the-ultimate.org/node/4197 http://lambda-the-ultimate.org/node/4197