Daily Grind: My Simple Task Tracker

Development Journey with GitHub Copilot

1. Project Setup

• Generated React project structure using Copilot suggestions


• Copilot autocompleted configuration files


• Added dependencies through chat recommendations

2. Component Development

App.jsx

• Copilot autocompleted basic structure


• Suggested component hierarchy


• Generated import statements

HabitTracker Component

• Used chat for state management patterns


• Autocompleted CRUD operations


• Generated localStorage integration

3. Key Copilot Features Used

Code Completion

• Function implementations


• JSX structure


• Event handlers

Chat Assistance

• Debugging help


• Performance optimization


• Best practices guidance

Model Switching

• Claude for complex logic actually most of the code was written by it.

4. Code Examples

// Copilot-generated state management

const [tasks, setTasks] = useState([])

const addTask = (task) => {

  setTasks(prev => [...prev, {

    id: Date.now(),

    text: task,

    completed: false

  }])

}

GitHub Models

Conclusion

well , while building this I learnt more about

Utilising copilot to edit and review code ,

React components ,

Local storage ,

CSS styling ,

UI design

This app packs some of the advanced and cool features like

• Real-time statistics and analytics


• 🏷️ Category-based task organization