Okay, so I’ve been hyped for the new episode of “The Boys,” and I figured, why not make a little countdown timer? I’m no coding whiz, but I like to mess around with stuff. This is how it went down.
Figuring Out the Date
First things first, I needed to find out the exact air date and time. I did a quick search and yeah. Got it.
Setting Up the Basic HTML
I opened a notepad and started with some HTML.
I added a simple <div> to hold the countdown. Gave it an id so I can grab it later with JavaScript.
The JavaScript Magic
Alright, this is where it got a bit trickier, but still fun. I created a JavaScript part.
I needed a function to calculate the time remaining. So, I set the target date, using the info I found earlier.
Then, I wrote the code to calculate the difference between now and the target date. I had to figure out the days, hours, minutes, and seconds. There was some math involved, using milliseconds, dividing and stuff. I used a resource online I think, to help me out, because I forget the exact numbers for these conversions.
- I got the total milliseconds.
- Then, I divided that by the milliseconds in a day to get the days.
- I used the remainder (the modulo operator, %) to get the leftover milliseconds and did the same for hours, minutes, and seconds.
I made sure to update the countdown every second, and display it in the div in my HTML part.
Making It Look Decent
It was working, but it looked pretty boring. Just plain text. I decided to do some very simple styling, and made the countdown numbers stand out a bit more. Nothing fancy, just enough to make it readable.
Testing and Tweaking
I kept refreshing the page to see if it was working right. At first, the numbers were all messed up. I realized I had made a small mistake in the calculation. Fixed it, and boom! It was working!
Final Thoughts
It was basic, I spent time messing around, searching, refreshing, and tweaking it. It might not be the prettiest or the most efficient countdown timer, but hey, I made it! And it showed me exactly how long I had to wait for the new episode. Now that it’s done, I can relax and wait.