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Planning the features

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Planning the features

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- [Instructor] Now that you've seen the final version of our Pomodoro timer in action, let's break it down into the smaller features we'll tackle to build it step-by-step. This kind of planning is important when you're going to do a project, not just because it keeps us organized, but because it turns a big scary project into a bunch of very doable to-dos, and it's less scary to get started, which is basically the spirit of the Pomodoro timer, anyway. Here's what we need. First, we'll design the UI. That's just the timer display and a few buttons, nothing wild. Then we'll make the timer work. It should count down in seconds from 25 minutes. We'll add controls to start, pause, and reset the timer. After that, we need to alternate between work sessions and breaks automatically. And lastly, we'll add some polish and clean up our code. By thinking this through upfront, we're setting ourselves up for success. Let's move on and start building the UI.

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