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How to create a pomodoro timer in JavaScript?
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create such a timer in the browser with JavaScript. A Pomodoro timer is a simple application that keeps you focused and productive by scheduling work and break sessions consecutively.
Who is the creator of the Pomodoro clock?
Author of the book/course ‘The complete guide to modern JavaScript’. Creator of inspiredwebdev.com, co-creator of howtovietnamese.com In this tutorial we are going to create a Pomodoro Clock to help you track the time you spend working on different tasks.
What does the remainder mean in Pomodoro clock?
The symbol % is called the remainder and you can read more about it here. What it does is return the left over of the division of the first and second operand. Now image that x is our secondsLeft. 70 seconds essentially means 1 minute and 10 seconds. As you can see, by using % 60 we get the seconds to display.
When to take a break from the Pomodoro timer?
The Pomodoro timer we’ll be building in this tutorial implements the Pomodoro technique perfectly and tells you exactly when to work and when to take a short break. The basic process is as follows: Start a 25-minute timer. Work until the timer rings. Take a short, five minutes break. Every four pomodoros, take a longer break (15 minutes).
What does 70 seconds mean in Pomodoro clock?
Now image that x is our secondsLeft. 70 seconds essentially means 1 minute and 10 seconds. As you can see, by using % 60 we get the seconds to display. The next step is to get how many minutes are left in our timer and we do that like this:
How long is a break in a pomodoro?
A traditional pomodoro session is 25 minutes, and a short break lasts for five minutes. A long break (15 minutes) is activated after four consecutive pomodoro sessions. Let’s turn this information into code by creating a timer variable with the following properties:
What is hex colour code for Pomodoro timer?
I googled it and chose the first result that gave me the hex colour code #2A3439. This is a dark colour so I wanted to use it as the background colour with white text for maximum contrast. The CSS that I eventually came up with for the page layout is: