From CSS Hell To JavaScript Purgatory

The React hooks hierarchy of social acceptance visualized. Poor use is literally at the party wearing a dunce cap while everyone ignores them. Meanwhile useState is getting all the attention like the popular kid, and useEffect is down there making out with someone because developers just can't resist reaching for it. The irony? The use hook (introduced in React 19) is actually pretty powerful for handling promises and context, but it's the awkward newcomer that nobody invited. Meanwhile useEffect is getting way more action than it deserves—half the time you're using it, you probably shouldn't be. But here we are, slapping useEffect on everything like it's the solution to all our problems. Classic case of sticking with what you know versus learning the new kid's tricks.

The GUI framework you're using is clearly CSS - the framework where your curly braces slide down the page like they're trying to escape your code. Nothing says "modern interface design" quite like spending 6 hours debugging why your parentheses decided to form a diagonal conga line instead of actually rendering a button. And they say frontend is easier than algorithms!

The eternal battle between junior devs who've just discovered the latest shiny framework and senior devs who've migrated codebases 17 times in their career. That clenched fist contains the restraint of someone who's spent countless weekends converting perfectly functional apps to whatever Google/Meta abandoned six months later. The SrDev isn't angry, just... tired. They're mentally calculating how many sprints will be wasted rewriting what already works while product features get pushed to "next quarter." That face says "I still have PTSD from our Angular 1 to 2 migration."

The gospel truth of UI design hanging on a wall for all to see! If your users need a manual to figure out your interface, you've already failed. It's like dating someone who needs footnotes to understand your jokes - just painful for everyone involved. The number of "intuitive" interfaces I've seen that require a PhD to navigate could fill a library of disappointment. Remember folks: if your grandma can't figure it out after three glasses of wine, it's not user-friendly, it's user-hostile.

The truth bomb that launched a thousand uncomfortable laughs at a dev conference. Nothing says "modern web development" like creating 47MB of JavaScript dependencies to avoid writing display: flex; justify-content: center; . Meanwhile, the audience is divided between those nodding in agreement and those who just published their "Revolutionary CSS-in-JS Solution" on GitHub yesterday. The irony of someone presenting this while probably using a JS framework to power their slides is just *chef's kiss*.

The generational divide is real. While our parents were confidently starting families at 27, we're over here having existential crises about border-radius values. Nothing says "I've got my life together" quite like chain-smoking through the night while debating if 8px or 12px rounded corners will make or break your UI. Who needs the responsibility of raising a child when you can agonize over CSS properties until 4am? The true millennial lifecycle: birth, education, career, button styling anxiety, retirement.