Ruby/Python developers rely on tests pretty heavily. In fact, some claim, that tests are the only right way to deal with bugs in your program. This way a tool for automatic error detection might even be considered harmful – just because it can be used as an excuse for not writing tests. So, what kind of job is left for a static analysis tool? Well, detect design flaws, a.k.a. “code smells”. In other words – automatically find subjects for refactoring (a change that does not affect program functionality). This way static analysis tool fits naturally into Red/Green/Refactor cycle. Another possible area where static analysis based error detection can prove useful is security vulnerabilities – it is pretty hard to spot all corner cases up-front (or through exploratory testing), just because security is a complex domain and requires good amount of knowledge and expertise.