Apologies for the "flexible" usage of the words "strongly typed". Arguably (as someone already pointed out) Python can be considered strongly typed (i.e. doing

Apologies for the "flexible" usage of the words "strongly typed". Arguably (as someone already pointed out) Python can be considered strongly typed (i.e. doing 1 + "1" won't cast the first operand to string, unlike e.g. JS) although there doesn't seem to be a clear definition of what strongly and weakly typed means (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong_and_weak_typing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong_and_weak_typing). So let's stick with "statically" typed, which in the case of Python would mean using something like mypy. Here are some references (there might be some overlap): - https://labs.ig.com/static-typing-promise https://labs.ig.com/static-typing-promise - https://danluu.com/empirical-pl/ https://danluu.com/empirical-pl/ - https://vimeo.com/9270320 https://vimeo.com/9270320 - https://medium.com/javascript-scene/the-shocking-secret-about-static-types-514d39bf30a3 https://medium.com/javascript-scene/the-shocking-secret-abou... - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259634489_An_empirical_study_on_the_impact_of_static_typing_on_software_maintainability https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259634489_An_empiri... (one of the original studies) I hope it's clear I'm not implying that there are no advantages in using a statically typed language, only that it's often seen as a solution to a problem that doesn't originate there. PS: what is up with the downvotes? What is this, Reddit?