I really don't understand this colored functions debate. Async functions are just functions that return Promise<T> instead of T. You can use them in a non-async function but you must then switch to callbacks, because you hold a promise. I don't get how this is confusing, unless you define the whole concept of concurrency in a single thread that runs your UI as well confusing.
Hooks are functions that need to be called before early returning, in a function that provides a context for them. They are also just Javascript, they can be implemented with no build tools.
