It's going to be interesting to see how WP transitions from its DNA as a every man / woman tool, to a position in the market that requires a much more robust set - depth & breadth - of skills.

That said, as these higher end of devs - new to WP with potentially higher dev expectations - flirt with WP, will WP be up to meeting those expectations? The technology is manageable. That's not really the friction. However, this fork of The WordPress way? Perhaps not so much so.

Some have suggested WP might be on the cusp of having its Microsoft moment.

We'll see. Exciting times ahead for sure. Great article. Thanks.