Matt writes eloquently about the kind of user experience he seeks to create in WordPress and how it leads to a much larger goal:

"We all love software that is a joy to use and elegant to work with. As far as WordPress can become that software to more people, I think we're doing a good job. "It's tough work — it hasn't been easy and it won't get any easier. There are proprietary and commercial companies trying to do the same thing, except with millions of dollars and dozens of full-time employees. However they don't have the community or passion that we have, and I think we can do a better job and make the world a better place in the process. I truly believe this, otherwise I would have given up or sold out long ago."

That Matt and I share such similar moral aesthetics contributes to how well we get along. Having similar long-term goals also helps. It's interesting to read Matt's characterization of the development of WordPress; in spite my dayjob, he makes it sound so epic, I almost can't but pitch in... ...Which is perhaps the reason I'll be turning my attention to a new and exciting (as yet unannounced) venture very soon... working directly with Matt and the WordPress community... details as they develop!