Okay, so today I messed around with making some sports clocks. It wasn’t anything fancy, just wanted to see if I could pull it off. I’ve been meaning to get a little more hands-on with coding projects, so this felt like a good, simple start.
Getting Started
First, I dusted off my old code editor. It took a minute to remember where everything was! Then, I decided to go with plain old HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Figured I’d keep it basic for this experiment.
I started by creating a basic HTML structure:
- A
divto hold the clock. - Maybe some
spanelements to display the hours, minutes, and seconds. - Make another
divfor other sports game data.
Styling It Up (A Little)
Next up was the CSS. I’m no design wizard, so I kept it super simple. I gave the clock a basic background color, played around with some font sizes, and centered everything on the page. Nothing too crazy, just enough to make it look presentable. I’m useless at color schemes so it might look a little rough!
Making It Tick
Now for the fun part – the JavaScript! This is where the clock actually comes to life.I have done some easy coding before but this was testing my skills.
I used the setInterval() function to update the clock every second. Inside that function, I grabbed the current time using the Date() object. Then, I extracted the hours, minutes, and seconds. The final stage I did was updating the content of those span elements I mentioned earlier with the current time values.
The Result
It’s working! It’s definitely not the prettiest or most feature-rich sports clock out there, but it does the job. It displays the current time, and you know, it actually ticks! I’m pretty happy with that for a quick afternoon project.I still have a lot more to do but I can build on it more.
I might try adding some more sports-related features later, like maybe a countdown timer for game periods or something. But for now, I’m calling it a win. It’s always good to get your hands dirty and actually build something, even if it’s small. Feels good to create.
