React is Angular Directives done well IMO. But it lacks features of a full-fledged MVC framework. That said, you can absolutely have a multi-page SPA built wit

React is Angular Directives done well IMO. But it lacks features of a full-fledged MVC framework. That said, you can absolutely have a multi-page SPA built with React. Check out React-router. The code that communicates with the backend should be in your Flux Actions. To check if you're authenticated before rendering a view, intercept the router transitions.