Yes react is an odd one to me. I prefer to program in a somewhat functional matter - separating pure code from things that mutate state, or render things to the

Yes react is an odd one to me. I prefer to program in a somewhat functional matter - separating pure code from things that mutate state, or render things to the screen. React pushes me away from that, instead encouraging me to mix state, rendering and templates all in the same part of the code, though they do provide a functional facade.