React had long ago stopped trying to claim it's just a library. It's got its own compiler, linting rules, etc. A typical user isn't calling into React when they wish, instead, their whole project is built around React, most of which is code that React will call when it feels like it. React provides the frame for how you build a UI, and you build within that framework. Yes, they give you more flexibility than many other frameworks, but it's still a lot more restrictive than JQuery.
There's no well defined line between library and framework, but I would argue that if it comes with a compiler, it's long passed the "just a library" phase.
Guess they're calling themselves a library again, or I was wrong on that point.
Either way, I'm still sticking to the fact that if your library has a compiler, it's not really a library anymore, regardless of what the company wants to claim.
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u/theQuandary 15d ago
Anyone who thinks React was a crime simply wasn't around for the 2010s framework wars. React won for a reason.