[ravenstine]

> I've seriously seen people who have difficulty understanding a for loop that know how to use react at a basic level.

Is that really what you want? That sounds like a ticket for short-term gains and long-term pains.

[rhinoceraptor]

I would think understanding declarative code like React is much easier for beginners than procedural code like loops and switches. For example, tons of analysts and other business people can pick up SQL for reporting, but would have a lot of trouble writing code.

[chessturk]

That line sent a chill down my spine. I'd hate to refactor those devs' work. Oh wait, that's my day job.