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TodoApp Supreme: When AI Makes a To-Do List to End All To-Do Lists

January 24, 2025 •
App: TodoApp Supreme
•
3 /10
#react #todo-app #overengineered

TodoApp Supreme: The Everest of Task Management

Oh boy, do I have a treat for you today. Meet TodoApp Supreme, a to-do list application that makes adding “buy milk” feel like filing your taxes during a tornado.

The Beautiful Chaos

Our AI friend here decided that a simple todo app needed:

  • 47 different components for what could be 3
  • A Redux store with 15 actions for managing an array
  • TypeScript interfaces with more properties than a luxury real estate listing
  • Three different UI libraries because apparently consistency is overrated

The Crown Jewels

1. The Button Factory

<CreateTaskButtonComponentWithExtraLongNameBecauseAILovesVerbosity
  onClick={handleCreateTaskWithValidationAndErrorHandlingAndLogging}
  disabled={isLoadingOrNotLoadingButMaybeLoadingLater}
  className="btn-primary-create-task-component-styled"
/>

Why use one button when you can have a button factory that produces artisanal, hand-crafted button components?

2. The State Management Extravaganza

The app manages three todos with a Redux store so complex it could power a space mission. My favorite action creator:

const updateTaskWithFullValidationAndOptimisticUpdatesAndErrorRecovery = (id, updates) => {
  // 47 lines of code to change "Task 1" to "Task 2"
}

3. The Styling Situation

Someone told the AI about CSS-in-JS, Tailwind, AND styled-components, so naturally it used all three. In the same file. For the same button.

The Verdict

Rating: 3/10 - Impressively Broken

TodoApp Supreme is like bringing a rocket launcher to a pillow fight. Technically functional, completely over-engineered, and somehow still missing basic features like “edit task” (but hey, it has 12 different loading states!).

The real kicker? The README confidently states it’s “production-ready” and “scalable for enterprise use.” I’m pretty sure this app would collapse under the weight of my grocery list.

The Learning Moment

This is what happens when you ask AI to “make it professional and scalable” without defining what problem you’re actually solving. Sometimes a simple array and three functions beat a architectural masterpiece that nobody asked for.

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