While I agree with you, I'll also say that the difference between a second or two and instant is _huge_. The Ruby world has been talking about how to get unit tests runs down for the past few years for this reason. Sub-second test suite runs are _amazing_.
> Static typing vs. unit tests is a false dichotomy.
Not at the enterprise.
In what is now almost 30 years of dealing with computer systems. I only had the luck to work at one single company that took unit tests seriously.
All the other companies, the guys just write tests if a manager imposes them (usually only if the customer makes it a condition of payment), or they are somehow related to their performance evaluation.
Otherwise, the best you can get are integration tests at around one month before delivery date.
Ah, and agile in the enterprise is a synonym for a 3 week long mini-waterfall project.
