Is the author aware of the Web Components standard and the Lit library? The latter, like many other alternative state-management and rendering approaches, does not require a virtual DOM yet remains efficient and fast, while also having a smaller footprint. Additionally, it addresses the author's concerns regarding ecosystem/community support, rapid development, and readability.

Both React and Vue have their merits, as they have played a significant role in shaping component-based and state-driven front-end development—especially during a period when the development of the Custom Elements web standard had stalled for nearly a decade.

Nevertheless, I would not recommend using these two widely adopted libraries/frameworks for any newly developed enterprise code with a projected lifespan of 5 to 10 years or more.