The problem has always been immutable state. JavaScript doesn’t have ergonomic constructs to handle immutable state very well. IMO, immutability shouldn’t even

The problem has always been immutable state. JavaScript doesn’t have ergonomic constructs to handle immutable state very well. IMO, immutability shouldn’t even be enforced by the view rendering layer. Immutability in React is enforced to cater to the needs of React’s implementation, and not the needs of the developer. It should be a choice by the developer whether or not they store their state in immutable data structures. Hooks are marketed as a means to make React into more of a framework, but the reality is that they are an attempt to smooth over the problems surrounding immutable state. Solid js also doesn’t solve this problem, even if it has more ergonomic ways of dealing with the problem. Digging deeper, it seems to me that attempting to subvert the standard behaviour of the DOM will always produce a leaky abstraction, and it negates the benefits of working on a standardised platform.