I think that the large percentage of JS developers the GP is talking about is people for whom JS is probably their first or second programming language (and then the first is something like python, ruby or php).
> and if there are biometric sensors that make
> sharing login information impossible (but that
> would annoy people more, not help them).
Just add 2-factor-authentication tied to their phone. You can use Google Authenticator (RFC 6238).