2000 modules to render a button. Web dev earned this reputation.

A viral thread just asked developers what feels over-engineered in modern web dev. The answers hit like a group therapy session nobody knew they needed. Thousands of comments. The loudest ones all circled the same absurdity: we're compiling thousands of modules to ship a button that says "Submit." And honestly? Nobody could argue back. The Space Shuttle Problem Someone compared modern front-end tooling to building a space shuttle for a marketing site. That metaphor is painfully accurate. You nee