Digital Clock: Purpose and Features

A digital clock is a timekeeping device that displays the time (hours, minutes, and seconds) using numeric digits. Unlike analog clocks with hands, a digital clock shows an exact numeric readout. The purpose of this project’s digital clock is to show the current local time, updating in real time each second. Key features of our clock app will be:

• Live updating: The clock updates every second without needing to refresh the page.
• Time display: We’ll show hours:minutes:seconds (and optionally AM/PM or 24-hour format).
• Simple UI: A clear, readable digital display (we’ll style it with CSS for a nice look).

Aim of the Project

The aim is to learn by building: by creating this clock, you will understand how to set up a React development environment, use React hooks (useState and useEffect), and integrate JavaScript timing functions (setInterval()).

You will also learn how to deploy a React application on Netlify so that it’s accessible as a live website. This covers both front-end development and deployment basics.