Totally with you! We’re in your “Anecdote 1” situation at the moment, moving separate services back to a glorious Monolith & Monorepo… Also just anecdotal, but I can confirm that jumping on the SPA/Vue/React bandwagon and the complexity that brings hugely decreased our productivity. And I think if I’m really honest those decisions to move to JavaScript heavy apps were definitely a bit FOMO based in the sense that you don’t want to be left behind with a “gap” on your resume… makes me wonder how often decisions are truly based on “the right tool for the job” or maybe even more importantly “the right tool for the team”.