Fair point -- it's unfair to stereotype Java developers. In my mind, I meant "most developers" and I happened to be talking about Java. But that distinction wasn't clear.
It's obvious that (in the OP's case) using JavaScript didn't help the problem either -- but that was my point. Bad design is bad design. I am not making a strong claim that JS is better.
When you think only in A restrictive language, your thinking becomes equally restricted. Any of us would become rigid if we never used or understood dynamic languages and only use java or c++ bog standard OOP.
So the comment is less about the developer than it is about the mindset and the 'easiest path' that emerges from the language design.
It's obvious that (in the OP's case) using JavaScript didn't help the problem either -- but that was my point. Bad design is bad design. I am not making a strong claim that JS is better.