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That's the API. Syntax is something completely different: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syntax_%28programming_language...
We can safely use the word syntax in this context without offending programming languages. You seem overly concerned with latching "syntax" to a tightly controlled definition. Perhaps you should google "jquery syntax" then contact each website informing them of your objections.
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I don’t understand how you can claim that react is pure overhead. Sure it does have overhead, but it’s also a really useful abstraction. How composable abstraction for UI components that enables local reasoning not functionality. jQuery is just pure overhead with no real functionality compared to vanilla js.
React is vastly overused. You don't need every single element in your page to be a separate component when 95% of your site is pure text and you have an occasional form or a button here and there. If you're making an actual application (think Discord/Spotify) then yes, it becomes a necessary abstraction. Your personal website or news website (or many others) using React is a waste of my bandwidth and CPU cycles.
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We can safely use the word syntax in this context without offending programming languages. You seem overly concerned with latching "syntax" to a tightly controlled definition. Perhaps you should google "jquery syntax" then contact each website informing them of your objections.
Syntax does not mean API, so it's simply the wrong word.
"API" refers to the whole thing. API does not refer specifically to how statements are written or how accessible or readable its custom patterns and expression are to read and write.
I like the jQuery syntax. This means I like how the expressions tie together in the way they do, using the custom syntax it employs for representing objects, methods etc. I'd give example of some expressions I like the syntax of, but it sounds like you're not interested.
Maybe you're offended because I highlighted your less than helpful advice to "try new stuff", which was a response to someone expressing their like of Jquery. They weren't looking for advice, or revealing a problem. You turned their like of Jquery into a problem, and now you're turning my use of a word into another problem.