Dries Buytaert announced that Drupal is moving towards using React in the admin interface of Drupal core. This is following Facebook's change from the BSD + Patents license to a MIT license. The idea is to start with components in the admin being moved to React in a phased approach.
"The Drupal Business Survey 2017 shows that Drupal has a steady position in the market, and Drupal 8 has secured its role as the most popular version for new Drupal projects. Further, Drupal is often becoming part of a larger set of solutions."