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The React Love-Hate Relationship

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The React Love-Hate Relationship

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The bird screams "GET THAT THING OUT OF MY FACE!" at React.js, then immediately proceeds to devour it anyway. Classic frontend developer behavior - loudly complaining about a framework while simultaneously consuming it for every project. The relationship status between developers and React? "It's complicated." Sure, we'll rant about prop drilling and re-renders in Slack channels, but watch how quickly we create-react-app when a new project lands on our desk. The cognitive dissonance is just *chef's kiss*.

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