No. You didn't say those words that you quoted. You're ranting and raving like a lunatic, so maybe you should just take a minute to think about that. XML is no

No. You didn't say those words that you quoted. You're ranting and raving like a lunatic, so maybe you should just take a minute to think about that. XML is not being used "because they can". First of all - they couldn't use XML inline, which is the reason they invented JSX. Then they could. So, they actually went out of their way to use XML. I didn't link to the article so that you could get a description of JSX, you rude jerk. I linked so you could get the reasoning. Unfortunately, you're being a complete asshole so just like, never-mind I guess. Have a nice day! :) (Oh and - You haven't given one valid reason why you think it's a bad idea. Just rubbish appeals to authority. Your rant contains no logic. What's your reasoning? You asked "Why is it an advantage to express a route as XML-like JSX?" and the answer is in the rationale given on the JSX spec page. There are 1,000 ways to put together a JS object. There is one way to put together XML. It's a better, simpler standard that lends itself to better tooling and simpler parsers that don't need to parse the entire JS language.)