Re: "... back in 1977..." ..
Well having cut my programming teeth back in 1966 - I also instinctively dislike the hierarchical mess that backs .net applications, or even the 'runtimes' for VB et al - but it seems these pale into insignificance compared with the massive meshwork of unseen often redundant, error prone and possibly malware seeded 'scriptware' that backs up current web application.
... Oh and horses don't pull carts, they 'draw' = push them. <g>
Biting the hand that feeds IT
