I'm glad this works for them. Personal websites and portfolios are a reflection of people on their journey. If it is built with React, maybe they are learning R

I'm glad this works for them. Personal websites and portfolios are a reflection of people on their journey. If it is built with React, maybe they are learning React. If it is vanilla JS, maybe they appreciate the flavor of vanilla. Instead of making sweeping statements about the choice of stack, I appreciate that someone took their time and built something of their own. Congrats. Next thing they should do is an accessibility audit and learn from it.