Is React Really Dying

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Slides claim 25 million downloads a week for React, about 2.5× more than all other frameworks combined, and usage telemetry highlights 4 million developers and 71% positive in State of JS. The talk shows concrete comparisons (npm download counts, router vs Next usage), timelines (hooks 2019, React Server Components 2022), common pain points (rendering model, effects, state sync), recommended tactics (isolate state layers, defensive coding, proof‑of‑concepts) and argues the ecosystem keeps growing rather than collapsing.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 3:00React vs other frameworks
3. 6:59Developer sentiment surveys
4. 9:32React ecosystem choices
5. 11:14React complexity complaints
6. 14:04Innovation fatigue strategies
7. 16:30Why React is top choice
8. 17:34React governance community

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