The discussion on the thread has rotten to much extent, the article doesnt address different languages or paradigms, he just mentions about classes being better than block codes in python. Something more rudimentary, a valuable piece for quick-fix programmers, for hobby programmers. Classes are one way of abstractions.

So he asks for using abstractions instead on no abstraction (block code) but if you have other ways of abstracting code, please go ahead. THis article is good for people with few / no tools, people who are still learning