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Using React is a Business Decision, Not a Technology Choice
https://blog.formidable.com/using-react-is-a-business-decision-not-a-technology-choice-63c4641c5f7#.jsqybujyx
A higher-level, more business-case look at the pros of React -
React: A Competitive Edge and a Business Decision
https://reactjs-tampabay-b63e2.firebaseapp.com/#/ A slideshow laying out a number of arguments for using React -
React.js: The Good and the Bad
http://techblog.trunkclub.com/javascript/2015/09/14/reactjs-the-good-and-the-bad.html
Some very good pros and cons based on experiences -
One Year of React.js at Arkency
http://blog.arkency.com/2015/05/one-year-of-react-dot-js-in-arkency/
Thoughts on experience with using React -
Productive Javascript Development
http://benmccormick.org/2015/11/25/productive-javascript-development/
Looks at 6 ways different frameworks make things "easy": concepts, reading/writing code, architecting / maintaining / debugging apps.
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The Case for Flux
https://medium.com/swlh/the-case-for-flux-379b7d1982c6#.tgrsz3zhc
The author of Redux lays out reasons you might want to use a Flux-style architecture -
Redux: Concept Over Implementation
http://www.schibsted.pl/2015/09/redux-concept-over-implementation/
Some high-level thoughts on why Redux over standard Flux -
Why use Redux over Flux?
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/32461229/why-use-redux-over-facebook-flux
Another good post from Redux's author comparing Redux and Flux
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What's Your #1 Problem With React?
https://www.reddit.com/r/reactjs/comments/3pm4b8/we_all_love_react_but_whats_your_1_problem_with_it/
Developers discuss problems they've run into with React -
Application Architecture with React
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10213905
More article discussion on React and Flux experiences -
"Pros and Cons of React and Flux"
https://www.reddit.com/r/reactjs/comments/39wsfi/what_are_pros_and_cons_of_using_reactjsflux/cs7msvp
A FANTASTIC comment that points out how each JS framework is a reaction to a specific category of problems -
"Any Serious / Large / Real Web Apps with React and Flux?"
https://www.reddit.com/r/reactjs/comments/3jcdfk/has_anyone_did_any_serious_large_real_web/
Good discussion of scaling React and Flux past a small toy app -
"Redux feels bloat - what alternatives?"
https://www.reddit.com/r/reactjs/comments/3towfy/redux_feels_bloated_complicated_and_not_easy_what/
Thoughts on Redux, its ecosystem, and API -
"Getting Started with Redux" discussion
https://www.reddit.com/r/javascript/comments/3u0167/getting_started_with_redux_a_free_30part_video/
Some great discussion on real-world experience with Redux, particularly by user TheAceOfHearts -
"Why has Redux become so popular vs other Flux solutions"?
https://www.reddit.com/r/reactjs/comments/3u54ju/why_has_redux_become_so_popular_vs_altjs_and/
Thoughts on the benefits and pros of using Redux -
"Has anybody actually built a decent sized React app?"
https://www.reddit.com/r/reactjs/comments/3wi0cx/has_anybody_actually_built_a_decent_sized_react/
More good discussion on practical experiences -
"Here we see the culmination of the great Frameworks vs Libraries divide"
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10969819
A great piece of insight: "pick and choose libraries" vs "use a full framework" is a personal choice based on trust and decisiveness -
"What are the real benefits of using Flux/Redux?"
https://www.reddit.com/r/javascript/comments/3w8uey/what_are_the_real_benefits_of_using_fluxredux/
Discussion of some of the actual practical advantages of using Redux, with some thoughts on similar structures in ClojureScript. -
"React Tutorial: Cloning Yelp" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11782234
A great quote on the inherent complexity of developing any application (from yet another "Javascript Fatigue"-type discussion thread