One counter argument to the author's point is that there were many not-very-popular 2WB frameworks, until React and Angular came along. 1-way, top down clearly outcompeted 2WB.
In my own experience, I worked on an app that migrated from a 2WB (forgot the name, sorry) to React, and it was night-and-day difference.
In my own experience, I worked on an app that migrated from a 2WB (forgot the name, sorry) to React, and it was night-and-day difference.