This is pretty much every UI system I've worked with contrasted against HTML/JS/CSS.
I'll be the first to say: creating views in those systems is usually not as easy as HTML. But the coherence of the tooling makes up for it quickly.
It appears the development ecosystem is optimizing itself around what lets you throw shit up as fast as possible, regardless of how coherent or painful it is to modify in the future. Time-to-market has always been a concern, but the notion of Internet-time has only accelerated things.
This also explains why R&D has taken a backseat many times; we often confuse it with new products (that use the same tech).
I'll be the first to say: creating views in those systems is usually not as easy as HTML. But the coherence of the tooling makes up for it quickly.
It appears the development ecosystem is optimizing itself around what lets you throw shit up as fast as possible, regardless of how coherent or painful it is to modify in the future. Time-to-market has always been a concern, but the notion of Internet-time has only accelerated things.
This also explains why R&D has taken a backseat many times; we often confuse it with new products (that use the same tech).