Not parent, but I have a similar impression. Design patterns, clean code, and several of these well known tools were particularly useful during C++ and early Java eras, where footguns were abundant, and we had very little discussion about them - the Internet was a much smaller place back then. Most of the developer work was around building and maintaining huge code bases, be it desktop or server, monoliths were mostly the only game. And many initiatives grew trying to tame the inherent hazard.
I think that microservices (or at least, smaller services) and modern languages allow the code to stay more manageable, to the point where Java devs now are able to dismiss Spring and go for a much simpler Quarkus.
I think that microservices (or at least, smaller services) and modern languages allow the code to stay more manageable, to the point where Java devs now are able to dismiss Spring and go for a much simpler Quarkus.