The development continuum
OssificationistConservativeActive DevelopmentLets Do It
The chain should be essentially ossified and no further developments should happen unless critical bugs are foundTypically 99 out of 100 usecases are not worth it, extreme care and 1 year+ of research should be required before adding anythingWe should regularly add new features where they make sense after careful studyLets transform Bitcoin development into being an active project and start building really cool stuff, if we break something we can quickly fix it
Personally, I'm somewhere between an Ossificationist and a Conservative. My ideal development scenario is that a development window should open for 1 new add-in every 4 years on a set schedule. Those who want to add something in, will have to utilize that 4 year timeframe building the case for their new add-in and demonstrating all the benefits and showing lack of risk.