You'll notice I didn't make a specific suggestion regarding technology. I merely suggested that what he is strongly advocating is archaic.
C is a lot more archaic than CF, but sometimes it's the right tool for the job. Archaic doesn't mean wrong. I certainly don't want to program in CF, but if someone else does and it works for them, then more power to them. As others mentioned, this is at least a nice counterpoint to the Latest-AwesomeYetUnproven-NoSQL-SemiFunctional-Framework/Language stuff that flies about so much.
Oh, and they still do leech therapy. The humor theory was bunk, but leech therapy can indeed have benefits.