To reply to your last comment, each project is different, and if you just want a few things on a page, sure use a small lib like what you suggested. But at a ce

To reply to your last comment, each project is different, and if you just want a few things on a page, sure use a small lib like what you suggested. But at a certain point you start reinventing the wheel and no other developer will be able to jump into it. You need a framework for large projects with a team and potential future members. React isn't complicated, you're making out to be.