[theprotocol]

Thanks for the insightful response. I think you make a compelling case, and it's something I'll be thinking about (I've gone back and forth regarding what to think about JSX).

In the specific use case of React and Riot, I feel like it's more natural to have markup be the main structure and code to complement it, rather than the other way around, but I don't feel that strongly about it and I find React's approach is still not too bad (imho of course).

I tend to get a bit of an "overly academic" or "cargo cultish" sort of vibe from designs I consider overwrought, and I had a little bit of that sentiment about React back when I worked it, but really it was not a very strong feeling and I'm convinced React is pretty great.

The one that really gives me that vibe is Angular. No offense to anyone who likes/uses Angular, but I view it as a criminal case of abstraction run amok.