[daveguy]

> I suppose its because they are stuck in a framework or MVC mindset where everything is a separate component and each must have separate state models that must be referenced frequently and independently. I just put all my...

Then you exactly describe MVC...

> state data in one object,

This is your model.

> save it on each user interaction,

This is your controller.

> and use it only on page refresh.

This is your view.

MVC is a relatively simple concept, and it works well.

[rukuu001]

Yes I was confused by this. It’s MVC, but without React’s benefit of having the GUI update without a page refresh.

edit - fwiw I too am another heartbroken React dev