so I don't think we'll see any real code snippets any time soon :(
Uhh, there have allready been numerous code snippets straight from Mark himself. If not in the worklogs (altho I thought there was one or two), then I remember some in the newsletters (probably #1) and several of his posts in threads here (you'll never find those anymore;).
(for good or for bad)
I can't possibly see how it could be anything other than bad. Sure, the odd newbie might horrendously crash theirs and other peoples systems here and there, but that is a minor issue compared to the good it will do for us professionals. Or I should say, -the- professionals =] Not me, obviously...