This. The stricter the compiler the more likely a mistake will be trivially caught by the compiler rather than be a bug that has to be hunted down in the outpu

This. The stricter the compiler the more likely a mistake will be trivially caught by the compiler rather than be a bug that has to be hunted down in the output. It may be easier to write in a language that isn't as strict, but it's going to take more effort to produce a *correct* result.