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Pete Hunt: React and Separation of Concerns

JSConf · Talk · YouTube title: Pete Hunt: React: Rethinking best practices -- JSConf EU
Why it's here

HN calls it the famous talk for understanding why React rejected separation of concerns by technology and for newcomers puzzled by JSX.

What it covers

Pete Hunt of Facebook and Instagram introduces React at JSConf EU 2013 and explains its design principles. He argues that separating templates from logic only separates technologies, not concerns, and makes the case for components.