Password generator app

What are you most proud of, and what would you do differently next time?

✅ Proud of:

• Custom UI Components: I successfully created a visually appealing and accessible UI, including a custom range slider and styled checkboxes.
• Smooth user interactions, such as real-time updates on password strength and a visible "Copied" message.
• Strong password generation using crypto.getRandomValues(), ensuring security.
• Good use of CSS variables for easy customization of colors and styling.
• Proper event listeners to dynamically update the UI and handle interactions.

🔄 What i would do differently:

• Improve accessibility by adding aria-live to announce changes in password strength and copy status.
• Use localStorage to remember the last selected settings when reloading the page.
• Enhance the strength calculation by considering character variety, not just length.
• Optimize CSS further, possibly using clamp() for better responsiveness.
• Consider using CSS animations for smoother transitions (e.g., on password strength bars).

What challenges did you encounter, and how did you overcome them?

✅ Dynamic Strength Meter Updates: Ensuring the correct number of bars filled dynamically required restructuring the JavaScript logic.

👉 Solution: I used an array-based approach to update individual bars based on strength levels.

✅ Custom Range Slider Styling: Making the range slider fill dynamically with color while keeping it cross-browser compatible was tricky.

👉 Solution: I used CSS gradients and JavaScript event listeners to update the slider background dynamically.

✅ Checkbox Custom Styling: Styling checkboxes with a custom SVG check icon was challenging due to browser inconsistencies.

👉 Solution: I used background-image with :checked pseudo-class and ensured accessibility compliance.

✅ Secure Password Generation: Using Math.random() was not secure enough.

👉 Solution: I switched to crypto.getRandomValues(), which provides cryptographically secure randomness.

What specific areas of your project would you like help with?

🔍 Looking for feedback on:

• Better password strength algorithms – Right now, we check only length. Could we analyze character diversity for a more accurate rating?
• More accessible UI/UX – How can we improve screen reader support and keyboard navigation?
• Code optimization – Are there better ways to handle event listeners and state management in plain JavaScript?