React still has a "component lifecycle" -- it's just with hooks the way you interact with that lifecycle is different [1].

> Hooks are a more direct way to use the React features you already know — such as state, lifecycle, context, and refs. They don’t fundamentally change how React works, and your knowledge of components, props, and top-down data flow is just as relevant.

And if you like functional components, VueJS has them as well [2]

[1]: https://reactjs.org/docs/hooks-faq.html#how-much-of-my-react... [2]: https://vuejs.org/v2/guide/render-function.html#Functional-C...