Developer Guide - rollerderby/scoreboard GitHub Wiki

This page is a draft.

This page provides suggestions and notes for scoreboard developers. First, familiarize yourself with our contribution guidelines. (link will not work until we publish the draft)

Development environment

Recommended Environment

(TBD)

Alternatives

VS Code with suitable extensions. The following two extensions are a good starting point.
- Extension Pack for Java
- Ant Target Runner
Your favorite Java IDE.

Understanding the source

Frontend development

The Custom Screen Creation Tutorial provides a good introduction to how the scoreboard frontend works in version 2025.x and after.