IMO what has ruined React is the emergence of meta frameworks that are tied to vested interests of corresponding hosting platforms.
React docs themselves recommend starting with Next, Remix, or Gatsby. I can't imagine how Next or Remix is supposed to be a beginner friendly option. Imagine learning about state and JSX, and then now having to decide whether to use Next App Router or Pages router.
Devs should be able progressively _add_ stuff to a React app easily when they need it rather than having to make those decisions at the time of `npm init`
React docs themselves recommend starting with Next, Remix, or Gatsby. I can't imagine how Next or Remix is supposed to be a beginner friendly option. Imagine learning about state and JSX, and then now having to decide whether to use Next App Router or Pages router.
Devs should be able progressively _add_ stuff to a React app easily when they need it rather than having to make those decisions at the time of `npm init`