I think "forced upon" could also read as: - at work they expect me to write code with the latest features - my colleagues write code with the latest features

I think "forced upon" could also read as: - at work they expect me to write code with the latest features - my colleagues write code with the latest features and I have to review/extend/build upon using the same style - the community, books, copilots, LLMs, libraries, tooling are "forcing" all that new stuff upon me - etc.