I agree, but maintaining a large codebase in a statically typed language as compared to a dynamic language is magnitudes easier. As the codebase grows larger,

I agree, but maintaining a large codebase in a statically typed language as compared to a dynamic language is magnitudes easier. As the codebase grows larger, if people dont have the discipline to write proper code, the code will get more and more complicated since you will not know what exactly you will get. Mostly dynamic languages are easy to get into (which is a strength) but this becomes a weakness as the project becomes larger.