Let There Be Light

The eternal JavaScript developer dilemma: "Need to turn a screw? Just import a screwdriver library!" *2 seconds later* "Great, now my project depends on 17,482 packages including three different implementations of left-pad, a Bitcoin miner, and something suspiciously called 'definitely-not-keylogger'." The node_modules folder - where simple tasks require importing the entire supply chain of the global hardware industry, complete with factories you didn't know existed and dependencies that will break in mysterious ways during your demo.

Ever had that fever dream where you're a web developer? The meme perfectly captures what would happen if programmers suddenly woke up as primates in some alternate universe. Your monkey friends would be like "This guy's babbling about JavaScript and React while we're just trying to forage for lunch." It's basically the reverse "Planet of the Apes" scenario - instead of evolving, you've devolved but kept all your coding trauma. Meanwhile, your new chimp buddies are living their best lives without ever experiencing the horror of dependency hell or that one bug that only appears in production.

The JavaScript ecosystem is basically Pennywise from IT luring developers into the sewer with promises of "new frameworks." And what do we do? We dive right in, head first, no questions asked. Next thing you know, you're neck-deep in npm dependencies wondering why you didn't just stick with jQuery. The framework churn is so real that by the time you master one, three more have popped up claiming to be "revolutionary." It's the developer equivalent of Stockholm syndrome – we keep going back for more punishment.

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 five stages of beginner developer delusion, perfectly captured in skeletal form. It starts with innocent enthusiasm, quickly escalates to "I'm learning React to learn JavaScript" (which is like saying "I'm learning to fly a Boeing 747 to understand gravity"), then rapidly descends into the fever dream of building Netflix clones with ChatGPT after 72 hours of coding. By stage four, our protagonist is planning an AI SaaS empire after a week of copy-pasting Stack Overflow answers. The final transformation into a complete skeleton represents the ultimate delusion: dropping engineering college for a bootcamp that "guarantees" job offers. Senior developers watching this evolution: *sips coffee in traumatized silence*

The modern beginner's dilemma in one perfect image! Trying to pick your first programming language is like being that panicked creature staring at a floor scattered with tech options. JavaScript? Python? Maybe C#? Or perhaps one of those trendy frameworks? The cruel irony is that veterans know it barely matters which pill you swallow first - you'll end up learning half of them anyway. Yet we all remember that initial paralysis by analysis, frantically Googling "best programming language 2024" at 2AM while questioning our life choices. Pro tip: Just pick one and start building something. Six months later, you'll hate whatever you chose and switch anyway!