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Re:First Impressions Using React Native by vog on Friday February 06, 2015 @01:14PM (#9010527)
I believe Riot.js provides a lightweight alternative: https://muut.com/riotjs/
Re:First Impressions Using React Native by danabramov on Friday February 06, 2015 @01:46PM (#9010727)
Riot.js claims to use virtual DOM whereas, if you look into its source, it doesn't[1] and works with DOM directly.

It really has nothing to do with React's approach, at all.

[1]: https://github.com/muut/riotjs/blob/master/lib/view.js#L75