The title doesn't do the article justice. As an interviewer myself I think it's terrible advice. Certainly if you think it'll make or break your interview go ahead and ask to write on paper, but thinking through problems and expressing them on a whiteboard is an important skill at a lot of companies.
Many of his other points are good, although a lot of it boils down to being a top notch developer and letting it show in the interview. Being a top notch developer is the hard part, and good interviewers (at places a top notch dev would want to work at) will typically identify your skills even if you don't follow this specific advice.
+1 for using python--it's great for getting through coding questions quickly and efficiently, allowing exploration of various twists the interviewer may throw at you.
Many of his other points are good, although a lot of it boils down to being a top notch developer and letting it show in the interview. Being a top notch developer is the hard part, and good interviewers (at places a top notch dev would want to work at) will typically identify your skills even if you don't follow this specific advice.
+1 for using python--it's great for getting through coding questions quickly and efficiently, allowing exploration of various twists the interviewer may throw at you.