> In React, you need to use the setState() to trigger rendering updates as you modify the state. In Vue, you simply assign things to this and, if necessary, the

> In React, you need to use the setState() to trigger rendering updates as you modify the state. In Vue, you simply assign things to this and, if necessary, the component's automatically rerendered. You do need to provide an initial state (data) for safety. Hoo boy. "Simply" assign directly to `this`! This may come down to preference for/against functional tools, but on this point Vue loses big for me. Seems way less testable...