React was innovative when it just appeared 12 years ago. But a few years after there were already many other frameworks doing similar things. And since then it has been good enough, but not the leading innovative frontend framework anymore.
React has rather matured in dealing with it's own outdated Virtual DOM design, making it much more boiler platy than modern alternatives.
React has rather matured in dealing with it's own outdated Virtual DOM design, making it much more boiler platy than modern alternatives.