React is actually a great example of how new ideas often need to go through several rounds of refinement, iteration, and course correction over a long period of

React is actually a great example of how new ideas often need to go through several rounds of refinement, iteration, and course correction over a long period of time before reaching their full potential The main point of the post. React has developed over time into the fulfillment of its original promise - views as a function of state. Some really core pieces that make this manageable and efficient weren't around at the start (virtual DOM, a well defined lifecycle API).