There were many proposed alternative APIs for React Hooks, but each of them suffered from similar problems: either making the API harder to use, harder to debug, or introducing the possibility of name collisions.

In the end, the React team decided that the simplest API was to keep track of Hooks by counting the order in which they are called. This approach comes with its own downsides, such as not being able to call Hooks conditionally or in loops. However, this approach makes it very easy for us to create custom Hooks, and it is simple to use and debug. We also do not need to worry about naming Hooks, name collisions, or writing wrapper functions. The final approach for Hooks lets us use Hooks just like any other function!