I like those things (data bindings, values in models) too but Angular isn't the only solution. I don't like Angular's heavy handedness, and I really really don

I like those things (data bindings, values in models) too but Angular isn't the only solution. I don't like Angular's heavy handedness, and I really really don't like mixing JS and HTML (which rules out Ember or React). I personally find Knockout to be almost the sweet spot. Very lightweight, plays well with others, doesn't "take over" or try to impose a top-down ordering on the page. I know the rest of the developer world has moved on but I'm hoping I can hold on to using Knockout long enough until another MVVM system which separates view and model but binds them together comes along.