ReactJS Projects: Simple Counter

Beginner Level Project

Description

The Simple Counter project is designed to introduce new developers to basic React concepts. This straightforward application allows users to increment and decrement a numerical counter while exploring state management and component reusability.

Requirements

The Simple Counter application should provide the following functionality:

A display to show the current count
Buttons to increment and decrement the count
Reset button to set the counter back to zero

Key Concepts

Basic React component structure
State management using the useState hook
Handling user interactions with event handlers
Component reusability and modularity

Learning Objectives

After completing this project, students will be able to:

Understand the basics of React component creation
Manage simple state using React hooks
Implement user interaction handling in React
Design and implement a basic UI with Tailwind CSS

Getting Started

Choose your preferred package manager to create a new project:

$ npm create vite@latest simple-counter -- --template
                      react-ts

$ yarn create vite simple-counter --template
                      react-ts

$ bun create vite simple-counter --template
                      react-ts

Then follow the prompts!