Both things are true: people wanted more interactive apps; at the same time, most engineers don’t work on those kinds of apps. A frequent analogy: React raises

Both things are true: people wanted more interactive apps; at the same time, most engineers don’t work on those kinds of apps. A frequent analogy: React raises the ceiling for the kinds of experiences you can build in a browser. But not every app hits that ceiling. If CRUD works for you, do that. The simpler the better.