In reply to Rarst.

Whew. Now I feel better :-)

Being 'modern' for the sake of modern is a fool's errand. I really hope the power base within WP understands this.

Well managed, large SW projects do well through evolution, and fail spectacularly when an attempt at 'revolution' is made. Evolution need not be slow or boring, either. It's a conscious choice the project leadership has to make.