They did revolutionize web development. They do have theoretically heritage that predates them for sure but these are end products they must come from something. There are paradigm shift in web development. They really are not just a little different but they restructure the whole way of doing dev compared to what came before.
Of course Sao is like microservices but it is very different than monoliths.
The biggest issue with scientific revolutions theory, like this discussion, is that you can break it down so that it doesn't seem like change, even when it is.
They only revolutionized web development because web development had ignored half a century worth of PLT.
Again, it’s a great step forward, but largely a great step forward for a realm that was quite far behind. I don’t consider that to be revolutionary unless if you’re wearing blinders.
Of course Sao is like microservices but it is very different than monoliths.
The biggest issue with scientific revolutions theory, like this discussion, is that you can break it down so that it doesn't seem like change, even when it is.