Dan Luu 11/7/2014

Literature review on the benefits of static types

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This article critically reviews empirical evidence from academic studies, including a large-scale GitHub analysis, to assess claims about the benefits of static type systems. It finds that most studies report only very small or modest positive effects on software quality from static typing, and that these effects are often overshadowed by other factors like team size and project process.

Literature review on the benefits of static types

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