One of the biggest reasons I favor React is that it's much easier to add a templating language to a programming language (i.e. JSX) than the other way around. Every construct for making decisions based on your data, traversing your data, etc. is more cumbersome and harder to validate in handlebars or whatever identical looking templating language the community came up with this week.
I also am strongly against string references to model properties in your template. Again, it's much better to use tools that provide some static validation of what you're doing.
Give me React with TypeScript to help me make sure I'm passing around what I said I'm expecting to receive at each point as features are changed and added, and I'll be in business.
Honestly, I use React in spite of my opinion of Facebook.
I also am strongly against string references to model properties in your template. Again, it's much better to use tools that provide some static validation of what you're doing.
Give me React with TypeScript to help me make sure I'm passing around what I said I'm expecting to receive at each point as features are changed and added, and I'll be in business.
Honestly, I use React in spite of my opinion of Facebook.