No, I don't think so. But it depends how you look at the article. If it is about what you can do in javascript then it doesn't make sense. But if you view it as

No, I don't think so. But it depends how you look at the article. If it is about what you can do in javascript then it doesn't make sense. But if you view it as a fun introduction to the algebraic structure of functions, where you use javascript as educational vehicle then yes it makes sense. Church encoding is a consequence of the algebraic structure of functions, which is really cool to realize. It kinda lights up the bulb in your head, shows you that lambda calculus (which cannot be separated from the algebraic structure of functions) is a powerful concept.