Angular is being adopted by a lot of enterprise-y / small business shops, specifically because it can be used (just like typical enterprise code) to have "coders" who don't know how to code, write software.

What's that, you've never used javascript before? Don't worry, just write this one directive, and we'll have someone else test it in UAT. There, now the most harm that dev can do is isolated to one behavior on a page.

So I read this post as an indictment against that style of coding, and for someone who just escaped enterprise consulting, it rings true.

Because the truth is, between jquery / react / backbone / npm and the basic js module pattern, you really don't need angular. Angular just provides a consistent framework for people who don't want, have time, or skill to write an organized front end on their own.

And considering how fast angular is taking over the shops I've seen, the 'you killed it' message might not be so far off.