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The History of Processing

69 points by pmarin 9y ago

_nrvs 9y ago
Since the server is down: https://web.archive.org/web/20180419080129/https://maxoffsky.com/research/research-essay-the-history-of-processing/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180419080129/https://maxoffsky... Great read!
gitgud 9y ago
Processing is a truly pleasant introduction to programming
acomjean 9y ago
I like processing. It easy to get up and running with it and the tutorials are great. Programing graphics is fun (I cut my initial programming teeth on logo). I didn't realize its kinda Java till I started using Java at work. The name "processing" isn't great though. It can be difficult to remember. Somewhat fun there are "javascript versions" for the browser, but somewhat confusingly there are a few versions: processingJS [1], p5js (which I think is the official processing port).[2] http://processingjs.org/ http://processingjs.org/ https://p5js.org/ https://p5js.org/
- dri_ft 9y ago
  > It can be difficult to remember. To google, too.
  - pmarreck 9y ago
    Possibly the more important trait these days
- nwsm 9y ago
  >its kinda Java It is Java.
- hiphipjorge 9y ago
  > The name "processing" isn't great though. It can be difficult to remember. I interned with Ben Fry about 6, 7 years ago and think I remember him saying that he regretted naming it "Processing" because of all the reasons people mention here (google, it's a verb, sounds a bit generic, etc)
jschulenklopper 9y ago
I understand that this is the exact title of the original post, but a postfix like " (programming language)" or " (software sketchbook)" would clarify it on HN.
th0ma5 9y ago
Using libraries made for Processing in straight Java or other JVM languages is a lot of fun.
nwsm 9y ago
Over the past 3 or 4 years I've introduced maybe a couple dozen absolute beginners to programming. I always use Processing. In 25 lines you can make something awesome and get them engaged, and before they know it they are learning core programming / logic fundamentals, and maybe OOP principles as well. I agree with others that Processing is not a good name.

69 points by pmarin 9y ago

Since the server is down: https://web.archive.org/web/20180419080129/https://maxoffsky.com/research/research-essay-the-history-of-processing/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180419080129/https://maxoffsky... Great read!

gitgud 9y ago

Processing is a truly pleasant introduction to programming

acomjean 9y ago

I like processing. It easy to get up and running with it and the tutorials are great. Programing graphics is fun (I cut my initial programming teeth on logo). I didn't realize its kinda Java till I started using Java at work. The name "processing" isn't great though. It can be difficult to remember. Somewhat fun there are "javascript versions" for the browser, but somewhat confusingly there are a few versions: processingJS [1], p5js (which I think is the official processing port).[2] http://processingjs.org/ http://processingjs.org/ https://p5js.org/ https://p5js.org/

dri_ft 9y ago
> It can be difficult to remember. To google, too.
- pmarreck 9y ago
  Possibly the more important trait these days
nwsm 9y ago
>its kinda Java It is Java.
hiphipjorge 9y ago
> The name "processing" isn't great though. It can be difficult to remember. I interned with Ben Fry about 6, 7 years ago and think I remember him saying that he regretted naming it "Processing" because of all the reasons people mention here (google, it's a verb, sounds a bit generic, etc)

jschulenklopper 9y ago

I understand that this is the exact title of the original post, but a postfix like " (programming language)" or " (software sketchbook)" would clarify it on HN.

th0ma5 9y ago

Using libraries made for Processing in straight Java or other JVM languages is a lot of fun.

nwsm 9y ago

Over the past 3 or 4 years I've introduced maybe a couple dozen absolute beginners to programming. I always use Processing. In 25 lines you can make something awesome and get them engaged, and before they know it they are learning core programming / logic fundamentals, and maybe OOP principles as well. I agree with others that Processing is not a good name.