Every generation of code nerds, like us, have either felt they were in possession of the best codes of any generation or, in a era of the worst codes.
I have a bunch of old IAEI documents dating back to the early 30's where members were saying the same thing about manufacturers back then. They claim the codes of the 20's were so much better. I recently came across and article written in the 70's that claim the NEC has declined since WWII when the code was "pure".
I imagine 20 to 30 years from now there will be code nerds, like us, praising and/or bashing the infamous codes of the 2010's, like they have all through history.