In reply to Matt Mullenweg.

Oh, man. Many are worried. Especially with a release possibly coming out so close to the holidays in the US. A late 1st quarter 2019 release date (or early 2nd quarter) would be so much better for everyone, IMO. (way after the Jan 22 date, Nov 27 seems so crazy)

I think it would keep the sanity of the developers trying to crunch through it, alleviate the stress on support staff and companies right before the holiday, and allow users to test it and learn it a little more.

-- Who wins by rushing it? Automattic and core developers may feel like they're not rushing it, but the optics and the hands-on experience from people like me propose that it is being rushed.