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1) Install NodeJS

2) npx create-react-app demo

How many steps does it take to start from scratch with other toolchains?

1) Install Delphi. 2) File->New Project

Not really a sensible comparison. The tooling to build desktop interfaces remains vastly, vastly better than the tools to build web interfaces.

I'm not so sure. I'm able to deploy to multiple environments natively with the same React UI components.

Other than SwiftUI I'm not sure what rivals React when it comes to the design.

1) Install Django

2) django-admin startproject mysite

Edit: To be completely fair this doesn't anything for the front end, unlike create-react-app. I'm not a web developer so I don't really have a dog in this fight.

I guess my point was it's really easy to get started, and it's a really common misconception that starting a SPA is difficult. It's just as easy as getting started on any other toolchain, if not easier.

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