In reply to Phil.

You know I hadn't commented on this topic until now, because I didn't quite know what to think of it. The WordPress Core itself (and its developers) seem to be going through some MAJOR changes that seem to be taking place without any sort of central direction behind it.

At any rate, your comment about the upcoming new WP REST API might be the driving force behind all these changes. I'm wondering if the WordPress Core might eventually end up becoming nothing but a Tiny lean-and-mean-base, with all other components completely Modular.