The main advantage of static typing to me is that it enables automatic refactorings.<p>Without types, it&#x27;s impossible for tools to refactor your code safely without the supervision of a human. This leads to developers being afraid of refactoring and, ultimately, code bases rot and become huge piles of spaghetti that nobody wants to touch.<p>With a statically typed language, I&#x27;m never afraid to refactor whenever I see an opportunity to do so.