"Yeah, he said, 'Less tech and more life blog posts please. ;)'"

"So, yet another guy telling you what to post on your site."

"Seems to be a trend."

And article teaser read, "React can be so darn slow...but it can also be super fast! Here's how to speed up any React application."

My first thought was, "Don't use React."

$10 says, you REALLY don't need to use React. You are very likely not at a scale where it will help your development process or your site.