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PiTrac Web Development and Java Introduction with Tomee/Tomcat Setup and Visual Code

A project log for PiTrac - The DIY Golf Launch Monitor

Launch monitor using low-cost Raspberry pi and camera hardware to determine ball launch speed, angles and spin

james-pilgrimJames Pilgrim 02/02/2025 at 15:460 Comments

Contributor Jesse H has created a great video tutorial on how to develop and test web apps in the PiTrac project.

Jesse's been instrumental in starting to refactor the PiTrac web-based GUI code as well as many other contributions, and the video goes through the setup and use of Visual Code to work in the PiTrac java-based GUI.  He's also been considering ideas like the use of micro-services to implement the GUI.

Prior to his work, we'd been developing the PiTrac GUI in a pretty rudimentary way, and it was not a very efficient workflow.  The new workflow is a LOT better.  Even if you're not planning to touch the PiTrac GUI, the video is great if you're just interested generally in developing web apps.

Please check out Jesse's extensive video here:  

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