Hi,
Nearly every specification, feature or proposal/idea could be matched to one or another of these patterns, e.g.
or
The article often refers to Spring Boot, but merely as example, not as "you must use it", so it makes a "Fowler-like" impression and does not try to sell a particular product by force.
Where possible it seems beneficial to refer to some of these patterns in the specs or new proposals.
Regards,
Werner