> If you use WordPress for a living, I recommend strongly that you consider changing platforms.
I initially thought this as well. There are alternatives but unless those alternatives are 100% API compatible with WP plugins and themes nothing is going to happen. Wordpress users and devs will continue to use WP. business as usual. Matt knows this.
I don't know much about WordPress, but it's pretty amazing to me how much staying power it's had. It seemed crusty, bloated and not long for this world 10 years ago to me.
Matt also knows that the messy WordPress API (both actions and filters) is difficult to integrate into a well-architected software project as a plug-and-play mechanism.
I initially thought this as well. There are alternatives but unless those alternatives are 100% API compatible with WP plugins and themes nothing is going to happen. Wordpress users and devs will continue to use WP. business as usual. Matt knows this.