Based on the provided repository context, commit history, and source code samples, here is the Brutal Reality Audit.
- [2/5] Architectural Justification: It is a classic "Frontend Monolith" masquerading as a full-stack app. The business logic (calculating balances) lives inside the UI components (
Views.tsx), which is acceptable for a prototype but disastrous for a financial ledger, even for a child's allowance. - [4/5] Dependency Bloat: Surprisingly clean.
lucide-react,react,express. No massive component libraries (MUI/AntD) dragging it down, though the custom CSS/Tailwind indicates heavy "vibe coding." - [2/5] The "README vs. Code" Gap: The README promises a "powerful family app," but the code reveals a naive state container. The "Persistent storage" is likely just dumping a JSON blob to disk via the thin Node backend, given the
onStateChangeprop drilling pattern. - [1/5] AI Hallucination & Copy-Paste Smell: H