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Processing

Processing is an open source programming environment and library built to handle images, animation, and interactivity. It is used by students, artists, designers, researchers, and hobbyists for learning to code, prototyping, and producing full applications.

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  • Open Source

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  • Linux
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It's an intresting library and does work for some simulations, but when i tried programming something bigger, i ended up having to quit because using Java was driving me insane.

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Install from the command line

  • winget install -e --id ProcessingFoundation.Processing
  • brew install --cask processing

Be careful what you paste into a terminal. Check what a command installs before running it.

What is Processing?

Processing is an open source programming environment and library built to handle images, animation, and interactivity. It is used by students, artists, designers, researchers, and hobbyists for learning to code, prototyping, and producing full applications.