Is it possible that a) not all code written is for web apps b) that said recent technology also only fits a niche for modern web apps? I think you view on wh

Is it possible that a) not all code written is for web apps b) that said recent technology also only fits a niche for modern web apps? I think you view on what constitutes modern web apps or software in general is biased in favor of some examples who benefit by using mongo/couch/redis whatever. (And are very vocal about it) [EDIT: spelling, and to add that I have tremendous joy in playing with couch, redis, node lately. But at the same time I try to stay critical: what are the real trade offs when I employ these tools?]