Yup that's the argument mentioned: React is "simpler", "anyone can see"...

Brevity isn't simplicity. The simplicity is being easier to install, build, read about, debug, consume APIs with, send data between, talk about to other developers... and yes, "reason" about.

    myMod.component('Foo', {
      template: '<h1>{{$and.better.templating}} {{see()}}</h1>',
      controller: function() {
        var and = {this_one: 'does_stuff'};
      }
    });