True that - I actually disagree with his final conclusion, because you can still program functionally in CS. I embraced JS prototypes a long time ago and have no need for the OO magic offered by CS. That said I still prefer it for a good chunk of my development.

Coffee vs JS rants typically degenerate into emotional outbursts, I was impressed by the author's overall restraint and advocacy for both approaches

I assumed this was some kind of dry humour. Language comparisons are rarely objective and balanced.