@api coverage for Magento 2 Javascript

According to this forum thread from one of Magento 2’s architects, it sounds like Magento 2.2 is going to bring @api style coverage to Magento’s RequireJS module. This is a positive step in that it will clarify which javascript functions we can rely on working version to version. This is an uncertain sign in that Magento’s core engineering team don’t have the best track record in understand what third party developers actually need. Tentatively hopeful though.