In reply to John Blackbourn.

"I’m not sure what your point here is. This statement is true of any piece of software."

I tend to agree with you, John. I don't think this change affects the average user that much at all. To them it's just a little different way of working.

It's developers this affects the most. And as we know, that is a very, very large community.

Keeping in touch with WP developments should be a priority for devs, but I understand and appreciate that that is quite a challenge.

Many devs, for starters, have a "day job", so time is limited.

Secondly, not only do you have to keep up with WP changes, but devs also need to keep up with changes by other major players (and maintain compatibility with), like WooCommerce.

And every year WP brings out a new theme that plugin devs need to make sure their plugin works with.

I speak from a plugin developer pov, but I'm sure it's just as challenging keeping abreast of relevant development for theme devs too. And I do know, they have the added challenge of keeping up with the latest design trends.

And then there's the languages and the latest trends and developments there - PHP, CSS, HTML and JS.

I can understand perfectly WP devs being so time conflicted that stating intimately connect with WP's mooted developments is not a priority.

It's easy to put our trust and faith in WP to not do anything too radical without proper process, because we kind of have to.

It kinda reminds me of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy regarding the destruction of Earth:

"There’s no point in acting surprised about it. All the planning charts and demolition orders have been on display at your local planning department in Alpha Centauri for 50 of your Earth years, so you’ve had plenty of time to lodge any formal complaint and it’s far too late to start making a fuss about it now. … What do you mean you’ve never been to Alpha Centauri? Oh, for heaven’s sake, mankind, it’s only four light years away, you know. I’m sorry, but if you can’t be bothered to take an interest in local affairs, that’s your own lookout. "

:D