Having spent the past six or so months working with React and Flux, I sure hope so. For the first time in my technical career, I've actually enjoyed working in Javascript.
The real power of React isn't just the virtual DOM -- it's being able to leverage Flux and an immutable, single-source-of-truth app state. Pretty much every time I turn around to build something, this combination has made what used to be an exercise in hair-pulling into an absolute joy.
It's looking more and more likely. And I agree, if React + Flux/etc becomes the de facto portable standard for the next generation of web and mobile development, we will be in pretty darn good shape. I've only done some tutorial apps and experimental stuff so far, but they're definitely on to something.
The real power of React isn't just the virtual DOM -- it's being able to leverage Flux and an immutable, single-source-of-truth app state. Pretty much every time I turn around to build something, this combination has made what used to be an exercise in hair-pulling into an absolute joy.