I was thinking the same thing. I wonder how much of it is due to the way we make devs work and the hours we make them keep.

For example, I'd be more than happy to use the same old, tried and true, boring tools to just get the job done, if it meant that I could then go play golf or otherwise not be in the office.

But if you insist that I be in my seat 8 hours a day regardless of workload, then goddamn let's take this shiny new tool for a spin!

Do I want my resume to show that I used the same tool for every job for the last ten years? Or do I want it show some new hotness?

The industry and employers are as much to blame for this as the engineers, if not more. When you use middleman firms to find your employees, and all they understand is buzzwords, well then guess what game the devs are gonna play?