I think there is a big issue with Mojang. With every new "feature" comes at least one new bug. But instead of fixing it you just ignore them and work on the next buggy version of Minecraft.

"We’ve now reached the point where we’ve fixed so many that we spend more and more time wondering “haven’t we fixed that already?” and “I wonder if this will break anything else…”"

That is excactly the problem at Mojang. But you guys prefer "In other words, it’s time to look forward to a new official update!" Great.

What update? Implementing strawberries? How about donkeys because there aren't enough annoying sounds in the game. But seriously: How about fixing the bugs? If you can't keep track of what you fixed and what not then that might be an issue you guys should fix in the first place.

The community and all the modders are waiting for the API.

Fix the bugs, implement the API and then retire. That's the only to fix this issue.