[Ambroos]

That's just it. If all your developers are familiar with at least the basics of React and Webpack, you aren't adding any complexity. Once you know how things work, a simple Webpack configuration with Babel and 2 presets isn't complex anymore.

What would be complex, however, is introducing DOM logic in yet another way. We're all used how you just define the desired state in React and letting it figure out the transitions. When you suddenly ask your developers to write code that manually manipulates the DOM and has to take care of all the transitions between states, you end up with complex, unclear code that takes everyone a long time to understand.

[Kequc]

Webpack alone requires hundreds of dependencies. You are populating your node_modules directory with megabytes of code, any of which could stop working. If you plan to maintain your code for years into infinity then it's no problem. Otherwise the shop down the street doing the same thing without it will be much better off.

[FrancoDiaz]

React in itself is simple, but familiar with and comfortable with the complexity of Webpack is another story ;)

Ok, I guess Webpack isn't too complex, but its weird syntax (the whole right to left chaining) and poor documentation can be a barrier.