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[docuru]

> And there's no build step -- you can develop with a CDN and hit F5

Same with React. There is a production CDN https://reactjs.org/docs/cdn-links.html

[afavour → docuru]

Not totally the same as React as you still need to transpile JSX in most scenarios. I suspect that’s what they’re getting at.

[tayo42 → afavour]

You can write react without building or jsx, it's in their tutorial or getting started doc.

[afavour → tayo42]

That's why I said "in most scenarios". Every React codebase I've ever worked in has used JSX.

[capableweb → afavour]

Just because "Every React codebase I've ever worked in has used JSX" doesn't mean "you still need to transpile JSX in most scenarios". Of course, if you're serious about using React, doing the transpilation before pushing your code to the CDN probably makes the most sense, rather than doing the transpilation client-side or using vanilla JS. But just because it's common, doesn't mean you need to follow that way of doing things.

[afavour → capableweb]

You just admitted that "it's common". That's another way of saying "in most scenarios". I don't know why you're splitting hairs like this.

[docuru → afavour]

Ah, then it's similar to Vue (for that particular feature)