Is There a Paradigm Shift?

I do think that the move to more low code or even no code options for creating themes is a paradigm shift and it's going to take some time for everyone to get used to it. The short answer is that the old ways will still work. We're not replacing the PHP based theme engine. But change can be hard and this is a process that will happen over time. If the pie gets bigger, I think we all really profit from that.