In reply to Justin Tadlock.

I guess I see page builders as competitors, not plug-ins. I am, as mentioned, an amateur end-user trying to keep up, and a slower pace of improvements would enable me to learn and integrate better. I would rather see an end (or limit) to the .x versions and more features in less frequent X.0 versions. X.x versions could be helpful for security features, or things that don’t really affect the user experience, but with some educational materials before a new .0 and time to learn that, I’d be ready for the next features in the next .0.

I realize that developers have different needs, and they need to know what is coming in a .0 version so that they can be ready with themes, plug-ins, etc., and to work on clients’ sites quickly and efficiently. I trust the WP development team to balance these conflicting needs; prerelease of a version for developers before the public push to get all on board seems like a reasonable option.