ReactJS Projects: Stopwatch

Beginner Level Project

Description

The Stopwatch project is a digital stopwatch that helps start, stop, and reset a timer. It is a great exercise for managing time-based events and state in a React application.

Requirements

The Stopwatch should provide the following features:

Display elapsed time in a digital format.
Start, stop, and reset the stopwatch with buttons.
Maintain time continuity when starting again after stopping.

Key Concepts

State management to handle time and button controls.
Using React effects for timing events.
Implementing UI updates without page reloads.
Applying Tailwind CSS for styling and layout.

Learning Objectives

After completing this project, students will be able to:

Use the useState and useEffect hooks to manage dynamic behavior and timing.
Design simple yet functional user interfaces.
Implement basic control logic for interactive components.
Enhance UI using a CSS utility framework.

Getting Started

Choose your preferred package manager to create a new project:


                      $ npm create vite@latest stopwatch -- --template react-ts


                      $ yarn create vite stopwatch --template react-ts


                      $ bun create vite stopwatch --template react-ts

Then follow the prompts!