⏱ React Stopwatch

A simple and elegant stopwatch built with React and Styled Components.
This mini project demonstrates fundamental React concepts such as state management, component structure, and custom styling through JavaScript.

🚀 Run locally

• git clone https://github.com/MstowskaSandra/react-stopwatch.git
• cd react-stopwatch
• npm install
• npm start

🧩 Features

• Start / Stop timer control
• Reset timer and laps
• Save lap times
• Visual button color change based on state (running / stopped)
• Fully styled with Styled Components

🛠️ Tech Stack

• React 18
• Styled Components
• JavaScript (ES6+)
• npm
• Git

✨ What I learned

• Managing React component lifecycle with useEffect
• Handling intervals and cleaning them to avoid memory leaks
• Dynamic component styling with styled-components
• Formatting and displaying time values clearly

📄 License

Created for educational purposes by Sandra Mstwoska.