Interesting thanks re de-coupling. I. The days before WP our Dev teams were doing this with SQL as a back end and our primitive version of an API with front-end separated. Tools have improved and that's good but it also underlines the restrictive nature of many themes. For me I am looking for more design front-end freedom too but need that front end layer to be able to be readily maintained.

Better design/front-end tools beyond relatively primitive Customizer menu options etc that an organisation can rely upon but enhances creativity is what I believe the community needs. Vital Dev work in De-coupling needed to innovate with leaders in theme development path to next gen visual tools a must. Demos and examples please in follow-up would be much appreciated. There are framework type themes with their own front-end visualisers but surely a more creative front end is vital for all. Not everyone will want to code the front end. Interesting times ahead and we should keep an eye on other platforms where emphasis has already been on the front end. It maybe unpopular to say this but I am concerned how slowly the core front end is moving forward.But I can see decoupled tools and libraries maybe critical to solving this problem. Thanks lots to think about! Look forward to hearing more.