I love Preact, in many ways it's superior to React. But I wonder if their positioning might be weighing them down, that they will always be catching up to stay compatible with React, to implement the same/similar interface. I know "preact/compat" is optional and separate, but there's an expectation that they will keep up with React's new features - even if it doesn't fit well with the design and goals of Preact.

Preact is how I wish React would have evolved: stay small, keep a simple interface, focused on being a view library instead of a sprawling framework.