HTML will be around long after React is dead. What guarantee does a React codebase have that its toolchain will still work in 5 years? We've seen build tools co

HTML will be around long after React is dead. What guarantee does a React codebase have that its toolchain will still work in 5 years? We've seen build tools come and go, whole approaches deprecated. What if a security update requires upgrading to a non-compatible version of React, therefore necessitating a considerable refactor? Meanwhile, the original Space Jam website still renders perfectly. The standards are superior to the frameworks built on top of them. Abstractions come and go, but web standards, once adopted, have a solid track record of sticking around.