> The majority of software is fairly standardized UI forms running CRUD operations against some backend or data store and interacting with APIs.

Have you ever look at Debian’s package list?

Most CRUD apps are just a step above forms and reports. But there’s a lot of specific processing that requires careful design. The whole system may be tricky to get right as well. But CRUD UI coding was never an issue.

DDD and various other architecture books and talks are not about CRUD.