Fair enough, but then again, it's been evolving for 4 years and it's surpassed React's performance in some aspects. It's not a direct substitution, but like the article states, it can be a great alternative is some cases.
Awesome! I actually wrote a full engine for creating text adventures in the terminal using Node.js. Check it out if you're interested in that kind of thing: https://github.com/deleteman/tardis-project-client