It is indeed still awful. I know someone who works in Magento and they frequently come to me with genuine WTF bits of code. Added functionality would be a nightmare.
A rewrite is sorely needed, and will help developers who have to work with and on Magento to save their bosses time and money.
A rewrite is sorely needed, and will help developers who have to work with and on Magento to save their bosses time and money.