[JDDunn9]

> 1. Vue uses the actual DOM not virtual DOM like react

Facebook really should have named the Virtual DOM something different to avoid this confusion. The "Virtual DOM" is not an alternative to the DOM (which would be impossible), it is just a string diffing algorithm to minimize the number of DOM mutations required.

[JDDunn9]

Based on the down-votes I'm assuming most React users don't actually know what the virtual DOM is...

[91bananas]

"Something inevitably has to put shit in to the DOM." - 91bananas 2015