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by cutler 1477 days ago
I'm not sure. The bar for UI has been raised significantly since Facebook launched and mobile has changed the game to such an extent that you need a presence on 3 platforms out of the door (iOS, Android & web) to even stand a chance.
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roflyear 1477 days ago
Not entirely true for many apps. The app I work on does not need a working mobile site, because we don't think our consumers are going to use it on mobile.

However, we do very much care about our UI - and I think react at this point helps with that. But I don't think React complicates the stack too much. It may even make things easier, tbh - I don't have to test pages on backend tech, just endpoints.

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cutler 1477 days ago
React easier compared with what - imperative PHP4 at Facebook in 2004? I'd have to disagree. React state management is much heavier than returning HTML from an embedded PHP template.
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