I 100% agree -- which is why the WM space needs to be more like the "text editor" space and less KDE + Gnome et al trying to be the next Apple OS.
Make a WM (or two or ten) that one can customize to their hearts content and accept that people will customize it, e.g. Vim, Emacs, Atom, Sublime etc.
The key difference is the aggressive backwards compatibility and/or "customary use" breakage, supposedly in the name of user experience. Your Vim today will 100% work like your Vim tomorrow. Your Gnome today is going to break in some way eventually.
Very good points. I need a find an OS independent WM. My mix of BetterTouchTools, Alfred, Karabiner for Mac versus some AutoHotkey and PowerToys for Windows is quite the pain and, as you say, liable to break at any update. Any suggestions?
Make a WM (or two or ten) that one can customize to their hearts content and accept that people will customize it, e.g. Vim, Emacs, Atom, Sublime etc.
The key difference is the aggressive backwards compatibility and/or "customary use" breakage, supposedly in the name of user experience. Your Vim today will 100% work like your Vim tomorrow. Your Gnome today is going to break in some way eventually.