> "once you have unit testing static type checking is redundant" I have seen literally that exact claim, word-for-word, from people who it seems reasonable to

> "once you have unit testing static type checking is redundant" I have seen literally that exact claim, word-for-word, from people who it seems reasonable to characterize as (rather zealous) "proponents of dynamically typed programming languages". It might be a weak man[0][1], but it's definitely not a straw man. 0: https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/11/03/all-in-all-another-brick-in-the-motte/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/11/03/all-in-all-another-bri... 1: https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/05/12/weak-men-are-superweapons/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/05/12/weak-men-are-superweap...