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Why I Built 70+ Focused Timers Instead of One Big Timer
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Why I Built 70+ Focused Timers Instead of One Big Timer

via Dev.to WebdevSuhas Sunder1mo ago

I Built a Timer Site Because I Kept Needing Slightly Different Timers I did not wake up one day thinking, “The world needs another timer website.” I kept building timers because I kept needing them. A clean countdown for presentations. A fullscreen timer for workouts. A silent timer that would not blast a notification. A meeting timer that counts up instead of down. A Pomodoro timer without clutter. Every time I searched for one, it almost did what I wanted. Almost. So I started building them myself. That collection eventually became ilovetimers.com . The Real Problem With “Just a Timer” Timers sound simple. Set duration. Start. End. But real use cases are very different: A classroom timer needs to be large and readable from across the room A presentation timer must not make sound unexpectedly A workout timer needs intervals and repeat cycles A meeting timer often needs to count up, not down A study timer should feel minimal, not distracting A cooking timer needs presets and fast adjus

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