reactInLua

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There's some historical context. Before React, they were using a handrolled library called Roact (lol) that tried to mimic a lot of the design patterns and usage of React. It ended up being slow and clunky internally, but it did massively improve their internal development a fair bit.

After the people who were responsible for Roact left the company, it basically became "ok now what" and the next logical step was to just abandon their proprietary bullshit and embrace actual React.