The main overviews of the REST API that we have looked at only concerned the contributors and developer's side and how REST will improve their lives. We have stated countless times how important the REST API is for the entire community, yet we haven't gone into much detail about how these end users will specifically profit out of it. The idea of REST API making the WordPress CMS move from being a content management system towards becoming an application platform is heard very often, but it has some good reasoning behind it. While the conversation on the topic of REST API is pretty loud, we shall see how a simple end user is involved and even if they cares about how the REST API is moving forward. It has been suggested that developers learn JavaScript, but what about the regular Joe?
It is worth noting whether, even if there is so much hype about WordPress relying more on JavaScript and it becoming an application rather than a CMS, it might concern the ultimate...