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Re:Things every React.js beginner should know by coldtea on Monday January 25, 2016 @09:01AM (#10967170)
>You don't have to, you can work with React straight from vanilla JavaScript though

JSX is just sugar for vanilla JavaScript. It's not HTML per se, as it's not parsed as such, but only as a means to create the virtual DOM.

Re:Things every React.js beginner should know by DrJokepu on Monday January 25, 2016 @09:16AM (#10967252)
Yes, this is true and it does not contradict with what I've written.