Yes, but I really don't like the "How it feels to learn Javascript" title. Realistically you wouldn't give such a wide array of options to someone who wants to learn how to accomplish something specific.
Yes, realistically if you were to have a conversation with an experienced advisor like the article is staging that wouldn't happen. However, the article reflected exactly how I felt trying to do more JS again a few months ago after not having done much JS for a few years.