Yes, when the thing you are building is a web application, you should use web application tools.
When you are building a data browser, you should use web tools.
Yes, when the thing you are building is a web application, you should use web application tools.
When you are building a data browser, you should use web tools.
It sounds nice in theory but then eventually you wind up needing to implement a feature where you wish you had React et al to implement it.
Easier just to start with it from the beginning. Assuming you're a full stack / front end guy of course, or else I get the appeal of html only.