I really hope the devs will continue by building great core functionality on top of the great looking wallet.
As far as objectives go, I would hope to see....
1. - Core update...
then...
2. - SC Eco-System updates.
Alot of thought & work, from alot of smart people, went into the Bitcoin Core update... Running on anything less makes no sense.
The new Core code is MUCH more suitable for online merchant services & offers MUCH improved usability.
Once this updated core functionality is available, Silkcoin would be much more attractive to web developers.
In this way the SC devs could focus on improving wallet functionality at the same time as web devs build external functionality.
That is my opinion, as a senior web developer in the financial sector.
I feel this needs to be brought to dev attention.
I suspect they are working on things in parallel but I agree this should be a priority.
They might have a reason for choosing to use it like it is currently but that would also be good to shed some light on.