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by baby 3225 days ago
Can you explain what you mean by static type safety?
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"Static type safety" will generally mean type safety established at compile time. In this context, "static" tends to mean "compile time" and "dynamic" tends to mean "runtime".

For example, one might say "static code analysis" to mean analyzing code without running it, such as during a phase during compilation. In contrast, "dynamic code analysis" tends to mean actually running the code and making decisions based on what happens at runtime, such as in JIT (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just-in-time_compilation) techniques that identify hotspots.