> if you're not writing tests then by all means use static typing I know you're not saying this, but your wording implies it to a bit... Tests to cover <the th

> if you're not writing tests then by all means use static typing I know you're not saying this, but your wording implies it to a bit... Tests to cover <the things covered by static typing> are only one of the uses for automated testing. There's plenty of places (most of them) where automated testing is just as useful with a statically typed language.