Okay, here’s my attempt at a blog post, following your instructions and example:
So, I’ve been hyped for Zenless Zone Zero, just like everyone else, right? I mean, the trailers looked awesome, and I needed something to fill that Honkai-shaped hole in my life. The problem? I kept forgetting when it was actually coming out. Thus, I decided to make a countdown timer for the release of the game.
First, I had to find the correct * I looked around the internet, and luckily, I found it, I mean, it’s everywhere, so, haha.
Then, I slapped together some code,you know how it is. Nothing fancy, just plain old javascript.
The Process
- Getting Started: Opened up my trusty text editor . I didn’t bother with any fancy frameworks, just a simple HTML file to hold everything.
- The HTML: Just a basic structure.I used the standard and <body> tags . Inside the body, I created a <div> to hold the countdown. Gave it an ID so I could target it with JavaScript later.
- The JavaScript Magic:
This is where the actual countdown happens.I get the time. Then I made a function to calculate the time * does second, minute, hour, and day calculations, haha.I set up a function that runs every second (thanks, setInterval!). This function does the following:
- Calculates the difference between the release date and the current time.
- Figures out the days, hours, minutes, and seconds from that difference.
- Updates the text inside that <div> I mentioned earlier with the calculated time.
- Making it Look Decent: No design awards here, folks. I threw in some basic Styles to make it easy on the eyes. Centered the text, made the numbers big and bold. Good enough for me.
It’s basic, yeah, but it works. And it is my countdown. Now, I can just glance at my screen and know exactly how long I have to wait. No more frantic Google searches. My waiting time is now filled with, well, more waiting, but at least it’s informed waiting, hah!
