RE: Minecraft (1.4 Discussion)
1.4 snapshots and feature rumors have only been coming out a couple of weeks. Sure, 1.3 has villager trading, Ender Chests, tripwires, and a lot more, but the most major feature was getting rid of singleplayer. In comparison, 1.4 has all this decorative stuff, sure, but it also has the Mod API. That is huge. I'd imagine that the Bukkit team was spending a lot of their time getting rid of singleplayer and learning the ropes last time. This time, they probably have to work on the Mod API a good deal, but they obviously have more freedom and experience. Wait and see, I suppose.