[skipants]

This comment is kind of ironic, isn't it? OP asked whether he has to use a framework (albeit a seemingly-complicated one) and you suggest another framework for him to use. Not saying you're wrong, or anything. I just found it kind of funny.

[brlewis]

What comment are you referring to where someone asks whether he has to use a framework? The comment I'm answering is this one:

I guess I'm behind the times in that I still use jQuery. Is it really worthwhile to go through everything described in this article to create a simple filterable table?

There's a vast difference between everything described in this article and using a framework.