> and the "language-likeness" being very obviously a heavy influence from sebmack

just a minor correction, you probably mean seb markbage, who works on React, not seb mackenzie, who made Babel and now Rome and i dont think was ever on the React team.

i agree that when seb markbage leaves, it will be a big test of React's legacy. I've called it the "Ship of Theseus" moment for React.