I wasn't thinking necessarily about pure vanilla JS, though that's certainly an interesting experiment that would lead to a better understanding of what somethi

I wasn't thinking necessarily about pure vanilla JS, though that's certainly an interesting experiment that would lead to a better understanding of what something like React actually does. I was thinking about choosing the right tool for the job or scale of the job. If what you're definitely doing is an SPA, then you should probably assess how the nature of the application relates to the tools you'll choose. For many smaller things though, I'd doubt the necessity for an SPA at all, and vanilla JS would likely suffice. Considering that React is largely just one piece of the puzzle, it can easily be replaced in most cases by vanilla JS I'd think.