I've tried using bare React in the past (after using Clojurescript), because I wanted my project to be more approachable for outsiders. But I couldn't really handle the (to me, and the author) unnecessary complexity that's added.
I would even say the Reagent version is even simpler than the Solid.js version, because you're using Clojure's Atom API rather than creating read / write functions. For the adventurous hearted I'd definitely recommend giving it a try!
LYAH was my first taste of functional programming. Before that I only had 2-3 years of experience using PHP and Ruby. I read this book and quickly fell in love with FP and category theory, for the first time really started to enjoy programming to the fullest. This book is also the reason I was able to land a job as an Erlang developer, and teach a little bit of Haskell to others. Now, 5 years later, I continue my studies with languages such as Emacs Lisp, Guile, Clojure, Elixir, Elm, Hy.
I know this book isn't really popular (reading these comments) but to me it holds a lot of emotional value and I felt obligated to share my experience. I'll always be grateful for what this book taught me, and thankful to Miran for writing it.
I've tried using bare React in the past (after using Clojurescript), because I wanted my project to be more approachable for outsiders. But I couldn't really handle the (to me, and the author) unnecessary complexity that's added.
I would even say the Reagent version is even simpler than the Solid.js version, because you're using Clojure's Atom API rather than creating read / write functions. For the adventurous hearted I'd definitely recommend giving it a try!
Edit: Someone posted a Reagent counter example on codepen a few days ago: https://codepen.io/Prestance/pen/PoOdZQw