[zbtaylor1]

It may interest you to know that React was first used in production in 2011 and the library was subsequently open-sourced in 2013.

As far as programming tools go I don't think we can call it a fad anymore.

[benatkin]

I disagree. Every time something is hyped that extends the time it can be called a fad*. React gets hyped up freshly again with every announcement from Vercel**.

* well maybe a collection of fads rather than a fad in itself

** I say this lovingly, it's similar to the magic of Steve Jobs and Apple. That said Vercel wouldn't interest me that much at this point if it was React-only. But the DX works for many different sorts of projects.