The original article that introduced the term unfortunately doesn't contain a clear definition of what "colored" functions are, so people endlessly argue about

The original article that introduced the term unfortunately doesn't contain a clear definition of what "colored" functions are, so people endlessly argue about their particular interpretation of the article. The original article contains an anecdote that describes a limitation specific to JS, and a couple of opinions that aren't universally applicable. Sometimes it's nice to have magic that sweeps away implementation details, sometimes it's good to have full explicit control.