Processing _is_ Java. If you learn Processing, the only things holding you back from writing "real" programs in Java are making a main() entrypoint, learning a

Processing _is_ Java. If you learn Processing, the only things holding you back from writing "real" programs in Java are making a main() entrypoint, learning a few new APIs (depending on what you're making) and applying a few more access modifiers than you're used to. I use it regularly to ease beginners into programming with Java and the transition has always been a snap.