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So, I want to use a pretty lightweight framework, but then I'm not writing javascript anymore? I have to compile it like coffeescript? But what if I'm already using coffeescript? What if I want to use typescript?

Now I have to introduce a build step when I'm developing, or do I just say compile it on the client? If I use the new nodejs tools for visual studio, how does it affect debugging? How does it affect completion and highlighting? Does it break node-inspector? Maybe my team uses a bunch of different IDEs and debugging methods, now I have to see which ones break?

For me, it's a non-starter b/c having a framework say, "oh we recommend you write in a different language" seems so completely backwards to me.

I also don't think their justification is very convincing. Basically they say, "markup and code belong together because we think they should and that's why you should use JSX." So basically, they want people to use something that's not javascript because of a design decision they like. Weird.

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All of this is trivial with the Node.js build ecosystem of 2015 -- all of it!