> Picking a pre 1.0 language to build your product always seemed like a bad choice to me.

Such as React Native? :D

React Native is only an application framework. Using a tool with an unstable API a level down the stack seems much worse. Foundations of sand is the phrase that springs to mind.

Yes. And don't get me wrong. I have made a living from it for years now. It's a wild ecosystem. Not for the faint hearted.