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		csande17 2 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Marko – A declarative, HTML‑based language createElement still exists, but the JSX compiler doesn't use it anymore; see https://legacy.reactjs.org/blog/2020/09/22/introducing-the-n... Regardless of whether you use JSX or createElement, you can't just call MyComponent({ attr: “yes” }) directly, is the main point.

samdoesnothing 2 days ago | [–]

Yeah I don't think you ever could just call MyComponent(props) directly if the component used hooks. If it was hookless (what a concept...) it wouldn't matter.

christophilus 2 days ago | [–]

You certainly can in Preact.

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