In the rapidly evolving world of technology, we often celebrate every new tool, library, or framework as a breakthrough. Headlines scream about the “next big thing” in coding, and developers rush to adopt the latest trend, eager to stay ahead of the curve. But amidst this frenzied pace, an unsettling pattern has emerged: the cycle of pseudo-innovation. These are changes that add flash and novelty but contribute little more than superficial improvements—like syntactic sugar—to existing...