Furthermore, in the situations where I cannot use JSX, I actually like the explicit nature of how you need to specify properties. In fact, as a general comment

Furthermore, in the situations where I cannot use JSX, I actually like the explicit nature of how you need to specify properties. In fact, as a general comment, the article actually solidifies my choice of using React precisely because it's 'verbose' in the right way: it makes working with something (inherently?) messy explicit, and as a result much easier and pleasant. As I learned how to work with React I've had quite a few moments where I got frustrated trying to get something done, only to realize that I was doing it wrong and that React was 'coaxing' me into doing things right. Very often, without trying, I'd do things in a way that suddenly made things 'click', where in the past my solution would've turned out messy, and where in the future even using other libraries/frameworks and applying what I learned will lead to a better result. I really think the 'pit of success' idea applies (which was mentioned in the initial video presenting React).