At this point, the JS ecosystem with React is a bit too complicated for a hobbyist to learn quickly. I have friends spending months with just React, not includi

At this point, the JS ecosystem with React is a bit too complicated for a hobbyist to learn quickly. I have friends spending months with just React, not including other libraries. But React is a tool for building complicated UI's, and overwhelmingly complicated UI's are requirements for startups, corporations and organizations, not personal sites or small toys. So like many other technologies, this one is perhaps best learned on the job, and it doesn't need to be optimized for the hobbyist. That being said, losing the hobbyist comes with serious costs to community and innovation, a fine balance needs to be found.