To me that's the proper evolution. As knowledge of a problem matures, it makes sense to mash the best-practices together into a single monolith that's designed

To me that's the proper evolution. As knowledge of a problem matures, it makes sense to mash the best-practices together into a single monolith that's designed to work together with minimal bubble-gum. The Cambrian explosion of small tools makes sense early-on but the cognitive load of that approach is much higher, and some of us have crap to do.