Excessive Boilerplate and Complexity in React Codebases

React codebases suffer from excessive complexity (20% of pain points) and boilerplate (15%). The accumulation of hooks, rules, patterns, and workarounds creates codebases that are hard to maintain and riddled with hacks, making even simple code reviews feel like navigating bureaucratic mazes.

Sources

• https://2025.stateofreact.com/en-US/features/
• https://certificates.dev/blog/breaking-down-state-of-react-2025-results
• https://www.warrior.cam/viewtopic.php?t=278
• https://strapi.io/blog/state-of-react-2025-key-takeaways
• https://www.solasistim.net/posts/react_pain_points/

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