Honest question: what kinds of things are you doing with React&#x2F;Angular that you can&#x27;t do with jQuery?  (I&#x27;m not a front end developer -- though I do write significant amounts of raw HTML, CSS, and JavaScript).<p>Is it really higher productivity, or is it just keeping up with the latest fashion?<p>I feel like the vast majority of websites don&#x27;t need more than a little JavaScript -- exceptions being Google Maps, Google Docs and spreadsheets, etc.<p>AirBNB is listed here -- honest question: do they really need a lot of JS?  I mean mainly it&#x27;s showing a lot of pictures and providing good navigation and search.  Am I missing something?  It&#x27;s basically like eBay in 2000 except prettier, and that was done without a lot of JS.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;facebook&#x2F;react&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Sites-Using-React" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;facebook&#x2F;react&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Sites-Using-React</a><p>Asana might be a good candidate for a real &quot;app&quot; that needs the complexity.<p>Why is Wired on there?  I think news sites are the worst offenders in terms of using unneeded JavaScript.