I don't know that I agree with this article, while there is absolutely a problem with package/framework/build tools churn that makes development super painful, I don't feel that developing with JavaScript has been any more painful than developing with VB, C#, PHP etc was in the past.
All languages have their pain points, and modern JS/TS, while undisputably having their quirks, aren't particularly more quirky than JS (IMHO)
All languages have their pain points, and modern JS/TS, while undisputably having their quirks, aren't particularly more quirky than JS (IMHO)