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Discussion on: React... Why so complicated...?

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mindphuq • Edited

And there are still devs out there that claim, React is as simple as just writing some HTML with a few JS code in between.

Might be true if all you do is a todoList. But want to start React in a more complex manner? You get stuck in that state thing.

I had the "luck" to get pushed into React (which is completely new to me) with writing an app that let's the user construct designs. It uses external libs, http-calls, backend connection, single sign-on requirements ect. And all that needs to be passed around into different children and then you want to write it in a way, that you know in 3 years wtf you did back then. I still want to see someone who does that with "just write some HTML"...