> It's very clear from this data that choice of framework is not the primary driver of site performance; just manually looking at the source code for some of these sites, it's clear that it's things like unnecessary dependencies, outdated dependencies, sites running development mode in production, etc.
Personally, I use React, not because it's faster than Angular, but because it's much more pleasant to work with.
I think the same idea applies in this context.
If you’re having trouble painting because your paintbrush isn’t made of squirrel hair, then you just need to learn to fucking paint.
I'm doing gesture drawings daily now on a Supernote. The ability to use the entire 'page', then hit next page and start a new one, lets me crank them out in a way pen and paper doesn't.
Pen and paper -absolutely- is better for trying to capture a likeness, and the actual "quality" of the job at the end is about the same (if it isn't it's probably better), but the sheer ease of use means I do the thing more, which means I'm practicing more, which means I am, indeed, becoming a better artist.
The tools have to be suitable to the task (and I don't think anyone is saying the various frontend frameworks are -unsuitable-), but after that ease of use still matters.