I think the hunch of the original article is that few programmers understand the correlation between math and software, hence the lack of use.
Also, can you define "this problem" because I'm not sure which one you are referring to.
Javascript. It is closer to functional programming than to object oriented. But most developers don't see this and believe that since they can get by shoehorning "classes" into a prototype then they are back to what is familiar. Prototypes are templates, no classes. Once you develop in javascript with a functional mentality, boy it becomes easy and elegant.
Sql and set theory is another example.
On the more abstracted side... Requirements modeling and calculus. Calculus classes should change the way that you percive
Calculus should change the way you understand and perceive the world around, if it didn't, either you got bad teachers and need to ask for your money back, or you were studying only for the test.
And there are a lot of examples, but you can see that AFTER you understand and apply the math behind the concept. Getting by without it is not a proof of its futility, it is only a defense mechanism of the ego.