The stampede to React has probably gone too far but it was very much a reaction to the domination of Angular which from personal experience had made web develop

The stampede to React has probably gone too far but it was very much a reaction to the domination of Angular which from personal experience had made web development a nightmare. React proved you didn't need a huge overbearing framework to get things done Vue and Riot takes this even further (even if Riot predates React)