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You should learn React for one simple reason: It's quite definitely going to be huge. Well, that's what I was saying a year ago - it's fair to say now that it is already huge and it's likely to stick around for a long time (at least in JS years).

If you're involved in the JS scene, learning React will give you a big advantage. At which point you can decide whether you like it or not.

As for mixing JS and HTML, I went to a talk at last year's React Europe that beautifully explained why this isn't a concern. I had the same reservations at first, but I was convinced then. Suffice to say, give it a shot and see how you feel about it after (besides, jsx is optional).

Start here: http://jamesknelson.com/learn-raw-react-no-jsx-flux-es6-webp...