[ebryn]

Ember is going to be as fast, if not faster, than React with HTMLBars integration. Expect to hear more about that in the coming weeks.

For more info, check out my talk at the Ember NYC meetup here: http://bit.ly/P2Wu6X

[lomnakkus]

Speed is not why React is great. It's great because it's so unbelievably simple (conceptually) and does what it does robustly and clearly.