> bemoan the upfront cost This applies to much more than static typing as well. Anything built, can be built well or it can be built quickly. Although I often

> bemoan the upfront cost This applies to much more than static typing as well. Anything built, can be built well or it can be built quickly. Although I often have to make trade-offs for immediate gain at work, there is a big difference between the quality of my work over time vs the quality of other devs who default to immediate returns. I will say in their defense, they play a role in the team. But I wouldn't want to work on a team where avoiding upfront costs was the expectation rather than the exception.