[moonchrome]

React has a significant learning curve and a different model from regular DOM. It has a significant cost over something like jQuery especially when you already know jQuery.

jQuery works just fine at small enough scale. Once you out-scale jQuery you will have problems that won't be solved just by using a different view library - you need to understand software engineering - which is why everyone who actually uses reacts also uses things like Flux, etc.

My point is jQuery works for what it's used, getting people to switch to React seems like a fad because "the cool kids are doing it".