Good Old Low Complexity Days

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Good Old Low Complexity Days

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Oh. My. GOD. Remember when web development was just slapping some HTML, CSS, and jQuery together like a sandwich and calling it a day?! 💅 Now we've got 47 JavaScript frameworks, 23 build tools, and enough npm packages to fill the Grand Canyon! Back then you could actually SLEEP at night without dreaming about webpack configurations! The AUDACITY of modern development expecting us to learn a new framework before we've even finished our morning coffee! Those jQuery days were like taking a bubble bath compared to the FLAMING OBSTACLE COURSE that is frontend development today! *dramatically faints onto keyboard*

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