# gaearon/react-makes-you-sad

Here’s a flowchart to make you happy again!

Repository: https://github.com/gaearon/react-makes-you-sad
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/react-makes-you-sad
Language: Makefile
License Family: other
Last push: 2016-10-06T21:17:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3838, "days_push": 3618, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2071, forks 102 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:10.417728+00:00)

## What it is
A flowchart (rendered as an SVG from a Graphviz dot file) that helps developers diagnose why React makes them sad and points to resources to fix each problem. It is a humorous educational diagram inspired by Pete Hunt's react-howto, not a software library.

## Use cases
- understand why React feels overwhelming
- decide whether I need Redux or Flux
- figure out what to learn first in the React ecosystem
- cut through JavaScript fatigue when starting with React
- find guides for learning React state management
- decide when to introduce Webpack and bundlers

## When to choose
- you are confused by the React ecosystem and want a quick decision tree
- you want curated links to foundational React learning resources
- you prefer visual flowcharts over long tutorials

## When to avoid
- you need up-to-date guidance for modern React (hooks, server components)
- you want runnable code or a tool rather than a diagram
- you need an actively maintained resource

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: abandoned
- function: documentation
- domain: frontend, web-development, tutorials
- platform: -
- tags: react, flowchart, guide, javascript-fatigue, state-management, web

## Member repositories
- gaearon/react-makes-you-sad (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:10.417728+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:56:42.221944+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gaearon/react-makes-you-sad (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:10.417728+00:00, sha a6c9d007a9b6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.