Agreed, just because more companies are adopting something and saying it helps doesn't mean it actually helps. There's too much incentive for spin and arguable

Agreed, just because more companies are adopting something and saying it helps doesn't mean it actually helps. There's too much incentive for spin and arguable claims of success. Additionally for things like static typing, the larger the company the more risk-averse people tend to be within the company so things that give a feeling of safety like type-safety are going to be a much easier sell.