As mentioned elsewhere, hooks have very little criticism from any remotely experienced developer who used them, as they are simply an easier/better mental model

As mentioned elsewhere, hooks have very little criticism from any remotely experienced developer who used them, as they are simply an easier/better mental model. It is probably also easier for that “2nd or 3rd rate dev”, unless it is a legacy project where pre-hook react is mixed with it arbitrarily (and God save us, not even the “seniors” know what to make of that)