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Discussion on: You don’t need React for building websites

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Nirmal Thomas Mathew

Even as a React enthusiasist, I am with you on this one. Because, I initially learned html, css and js and created my own little sites. But I knew I had to learn react, since I really wanted to create app like websites (or web-apps as with current tech). But I am a firm believer in the theory that every single site needs a framework. Here's my theory. If you have a lot and client side js and complex UI with inter dependent variables, using a framework or library is the best choice. But for landing pages or even for a rather simple web app, it would be more than enough to have html, css and js. Besides having these fancy libraries we are usually forgetting the fact some things can be usually achieved even without the help of javascript