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by scope 3699 days ago
- shows an example using mutation observer API and fails to mention it only works on IE 11+

- follows the widely accepted format of "rant about some popular framework/library/language by mimicking a tiny portion of it"

- uses shock factor to get the reader's attention

> React, Virtual DOM, Webpack, TypeScript, JSX… HOLD ON! Let’s pause for a second here and think.

YES, you don't always need a framework/library BUT if you want to build something maintainable & scalable, it's better to opt for battle tested approaches (which is especially true when it comes to the web, having browser quirks)