#react - React is useful to manipulate a host tree in response to events. It counts on the following - Stability - Host tree is relatively stable - Regularity - Tree can be broken down into distinct components or UI patterns React is better at writing twitter than building a 3D pipes screensaver - React elements are immutable and don't persist. They are re-created and thrown all the time like frames in a movie. ---- https://overreacted.io/react-as-a-ui-runtime