[jeswin]

> If I look at your library, it seems to me like it requires a much more complex mental model to begin to use.

How so?

It has two functions:

(1) createElement(jsx): Allows you to use JSX to write HTML markup. Returns Virtual Nodes.

(2) applyDiff(parent, vNodes): Merges Virtual Nodes created with JSX into the real DOM efficiently.

This is all you need to know. I can keep it simple because I am not doing much in the library. I felt that if I stayed close to the standards, I wouldn't need to do much.

[BoorishBears]

Maybe you have the luxury of users who want applications that have all the reactivity of a DMV form, but in my apps at some point I'll need the very simple priciple of "do something complex when this value changes" and reimplement useState/useEffect in an ad-hoc manner anyways.

I'm more of a backend/embedded developer than a web developer and I still honestly don't get how people find useState/useEffect as intimidating as your comment makes them out to be.