Isn't this the reason why it is called Rome? In JavaScript history, we are past Babel (and the Greek city states) and a centralized tooling will allow for an unprecedented language economy?

Constantinople and Moscow are waiting, as well as Venice and London. A plugin system that wants to incorporate everything will risk having to maintain Byzantine diplomatic relations. On the other hand, restricting the plugin system to its core will create a local powerhouse that will utterly fail to adapt once new ventures become available.

I am waiting for the TypeScript / JavaScript split.