In reply to Ryan McCue.

Ryan, the last thing I want is for you to feel demoralized. The REST API in my opinion has been one of the most important additions to WordPress, maybe ever.

You're right about the what the posts say, but if you read between the lines there is another story. Specifically, the people who are pushing React are Automattic employees and have the most commits to Gutenberg so far.

We can pretend their votes are of the same value as everyone else but we all know that's not the truth. Like others have been asking, what percentage of votes would it take for Vue to overrule Automattic's desired for React? I know with certainty it's not 51%.

If this was truly meant to be a community discussion, then why is it taking place now? Choosing a view framework should have happened before the first line of Gutenberg was written. It was known from the start that a view framework would be needed. It was Matt's desire to get it off the ground as quickly as possible. The best way to accomplish this was to utilize Automattic developers who have experience with React.

For what it's worth, selfishly my vote would be for React. But I fear the high barrier to entry will force many devs out of the WordPress ecosystem. I am no longer sure Automattic's interests and the communities interests are aligned. I think the paths have been diverging for some time.