I'm not sure what mdtusz means, but my very initial initial reaction (and this is a very superficial syntax-level look - which of course has very little real value) is that it feels like it less "idiomatic JavaScript" and more like reading Java. Perhaps that's what the parent felt too, but like I said - that's a cursory glance not thinking about the concepts at all.

I have Cycle on my radar and am keen to have a deeper play... I will say this though, I am loving all the developments in this space recently!