I think it depends on how literal we're being about "it's not the way React works". I agree with you that, if the app/library/tool/whatever truly doesn't work that way, then it can absolutely be a fun and enriching challenge to figure out how it could work that way. But I feel the issue is that, often, when people say, "That's just not the way that this works" they're kinda fibbing about that. Many times, the technique does work that way - but the person claiming that it "doesn't work" is really saying, "This doesn't work with the way that I personally want to see code written." In other words, when some people utter those words, they're not referencing empirical truth. They're just using "it's not the way React works" as a cover for their own preferences - and their own dogma.
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I think it depends on how literal we're being about "it's not the way React works". I agree with you that, if the app/library/tool/whatever truly doesn't work that way, then it can absolutely be a fun and enriching challenge to figure out how it could work that way. But I feel the issue is that, often, when people say, "That's just not the way that this works" they're kinda fibbing about that. Many times, the technique does work that way - but the person claiming that it "doesn't work" is really saying, "This doesn't work with the way that I personally want to see code written." In other words, when some people utter those words, they're not referencing empirical truth. They're just using "it's not the way React works" as a cover for their own preferences - and their own dogma.