https://github.com/dor-ka/frontend-youcode-react-currency-converter

A React-based currency converter built during the YouCode course. Uses API, hooks, and styled-components.
https://github.com/dor-ka/frontend-youcode-react-currency-converter

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A React-based currency converter built during the YouCode course. Uses API, hooks, and styled-components.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/dor-ka/frontend-youcode-react-currency-converter
• Owner: Dor-Ka
• Created: 2024-01-03T22:52:18.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-06-02T12:48:06.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-06-19T05:17:24.974Z (12 months ago)
• Topics: api, css, currency-converter, custom-hook, flexbox, grid, hooks, html, javascipt, jsx, practice-project, react, styled-component, useeffect, usestate, youcode
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage: https://dor-ka.github.io/frontend-youcode-react-currency-converter/
• Size: 65.9 MB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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README

          
# 💱 Currency Converter – React

[🔗 Live Demo](https://dor-ka.github.io/frontend-youcode-react-currency-converter/)

A simple currency converter built with React, styled-components, and the latest ES6+ features. This project was created during the YouCode course to practice core frontend and React skills.

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## 📸 Preview

![demo](https://github.com/Dor-Ka/frontend-youcode-react-currency-converter/raw/main/public/readme-react-api.png)

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## 🛠️ Technologies Used

- HTML

- CSS (Flexbox)

- JavaScript (ES6+)

- React

  - `useState`

  - `useEffect`

  - custom hooks

- styled-components

- API

  - `fetch`

  - `async/await`

  - error handling

- Clock (`setInterval`)

- Array immutability

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## 🚀 Features

- Currency exchange rates fetched from an external API

- Custom reusable hook for fetching data

- Loading and error handling UI

- Clock in header (real-time)

- Clean and responsive UI

- Styled with styled-components

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## This project was bootstrapped with [Create React App](https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app).

### Available Scripts

In the project directory, you can run:

#### `npm start`

Runs the app in the development mode.\

Open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) to view it in your browser.

The page will reload when you make changes.\

You may also see any lint errors in the console.

#### `npm run build`

Builds the app for production to the `build` folder.\

It correctly bundles React in production mode and optimizes the build for the best performance.

The build is minified and the filenames include the hashes.\

Your app is ready to be deployed!