diff --git a/_posts/2013-06-05-why-react.md b/_posts/2013-06-05-why-react.md
index 3ec8f0c6..b9d68d89 100644
--- a/_posts/2013-06-05-why-react.md
+++ b/_posts/2013-06-05-why-react.md
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ These templates dictate the full set of abstractions that you are allowed to use
 to build your UI.
 
 React approaches building user interfaces differently by breaking them into
-**components**. This means React uses JavaScript to generate markup, which we
-see as an advantage over templates for a few reasons:
+**components**. This means React uses a real, full featured programming language
+to generate views, which we see as an advantage over templates for a few reasons:
 
 - **JavaScript is a flexible, powerful programming language** with the ability
   to build abstractions. This is incredibly important in large applications.