I bet the developers have thought of rewriting it using OOP and an MVC pattern, but all current plugins and themes would have to be rewritten as well. It's not so bad, since you'd only need the top few dozen plugins and themes rewritten to get traction.
I'd be willing to help out if anyone here is brave enough to try a rewrite!
I'd be willing to help out if anyone here is brave enough to try a rewrite!