P5.js: Processing for today’s web

Re:P5.js: Processing for today’s web by ghostwords on Wednesday August 06, 2014 @08:40PM (#8145719)

Have you guys seen Bret Victor's criticism of Processing in http://worrydream.com/LearnableProgramming/?

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Re:P5.js: Processing for today’s web by evhan55 on Wednesday August 06, 2014 @09:08PM (#8145795)

That "ellipse" API comparison to a dialog box is one of the funniest, sharpest things I have ever seen.

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Re:P5.js: Processing for today’s web by davebees on Thursday August 07, 2014 @09:34AM (#8147594)

This seems to be more a criticism of Khan Academy's live Processing editor.

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Re:P5.js: Processing for today’s web by ghostwords on Thursday August 07, 2014 @10:41AM (#8147931)

There are lessons there for improving live editing environments (whether Khan Academy's, or p5.js', or ...), but also a call to rethink teaching (programming) in general.

Processing is clearly on the right track given all the wonderful things that have already been made with it ... consider how many more people it could reach, how much more wonder could exist, if Processing were to move beyond `ellipse(50, 50, 80, 80)` (for example).

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Re:P5.js: Processing for today’s web by SolarUpNote on Wednesday August 06, 2014 @10:22PM (#8145979)

Thanks for the link. His work is inspiring.

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