That’s about 99% of the argument I am making. The problem is legacy software and bad certification workflows, not the software being used.

If I’m working with Java it’s indeed conceivable that I could update with some effort.

If I’m working with Node it’s conceivable that I could update with some effort.

If I working with YAML is it not conceivable that I could update with some effort?

PHP is stupid because version 3 did not support object oriented programming.

CSS is bad because version 2 did not support grid layouts or flexbox.

Why should I critique on these based on something that they have fixed a long time ago instead of working on updating to the version which contain the fix I am complaining about?

There is a gradient limit where the onus shifts squarely to one side once the spec has changed and a number of libraries have begun supporting the new spec.