Processing: Creative Coding and Generative Art in Processing 2

Foreword

One of the very best things about writing a book is the opportunity it presents to meet new people. After the release of Processing: Creative Coding and Computational Art, in June 2007, I received many thoughtful notes from creative coders around the world. Most of these readers, similar to me, came from the arts and were just discovering the exciting creative potential of code. I also received some notes from professional programmers and computer scientists, which at the time was very surprising. As a self-taught coder, I wasn’t sure what I could offer trained computing professionals, or even if I would be taken seriously.

Two of the computer scientists I met at the time were Deepak Kumar and Dianna Xu, both professors in the Department ...