The only people who hold React up as a shining example of web technology are relatively new to web development, and mostly are dazzled by whatever BigCo is doing, while not having a real clear understanding of what they're actually doing, how the browser actually works, and thus reliant on tutorials or a bunch of YouTube videos, which the react community has done a good job at spewing all over the place. The other type of developer who extoles React is of course the former Facebook employee, and you can't blame them for doing what they've been told.
Facebook's web application is not impressive in the slightest. It's riddled with bugs and problems and I'm not taking any lessons from them.
The idioms of render-everything and virtual dom can be had an implemented without all the React proprietary garbage. I do think there is something to be said that if you don't agree with the mission or goals of a company, or how they behave in the larger community, you shouldn't be using their technology. Especially when its commodity and relatively common place.
Facebook's web application is not impressive in the slightest. It's riddled with bugs and problems and I'm not taking any lessons from them.
The idioms of render-everything and virtual dom can be had an implemented without all the React proprietary garbage. I do think there is something to be said that if you don't agree with the mission or goals of a company, or how they behave in the larger community, you shouldn't be using their technology. Especially when its commodity and relatively common place.