I can’t speak to python, but typescript has basically fixed this problem overnight in the javascript ecosystem. The typescript compiler finds almost all small bugs like this while I’m coding. And as an added bonus, type hints allow the IDE to be much more helpful - adding to jump to function support, autocomplete, method parameter suggestions (or documentation on hover). And typescript is easier to read than javascript because you don’t have to guess what data type some variable is.

I love javascript’s quick and dirty nature, but I still use typescript instead of javascript now for any code I write that I expect to survive the week. (And as a bonus: you still get IDE type hints when calling typescript functions from raw javascript!)

Typescript’s type system is also more powerful than Go’s. It supports enums, genetics and type unions (eg x: string | number).

Go sits in the awkward place of having a worse type system and no significant advantages over typescript for me. It’s awkward to use go on the web. Go is faster than javascript on the server but that usually doesn’t matter. And when it does I can reach for C or Rust. Both of which work really well with native code, or with JS through wasm.

Rust is much harder to learn than Go - but personally I’ve climbed that hill already. Once you’re over that hill, Rust is much more expressive. On purpose both ways - go isn’t trying to be expressive, and rust is. I love rust’s parametric enums and output types in traits. Which I now sorely miss in other languages.

I can imagine Go shining a lot more brightly when working with a team which has mixed skill levels. Most of my work lately has been solo, so I don’t need gofmt to enforce a consistent code style, or anything like that. I do miss Go’s green threads. Rust’s afterthought scattergun approach with threads and futures feels like a mess. But I can’t see myself ever really using Go. It’s weak in areas I want it to be strong (eg the type system). And strong in areas I just don’t care much about. (Eg consistency).