Processing

Processing is a <a href="/facts/Free_software/IaoVtJXn">free</a> <a href="/facts/Graphics_library/QkHaISm6">graphics library</a> and <a href="/facts/Integrated_development_environment/jbEINSQf">integrated development environment</a> (IDE) built for the electronic arts, <a href="/facts/New_media_art/8zcSxbot">new media art</a>, and <a href="/facts/Visual_design/WL5y01RV">visual design</a> communities with the purpose of teaching non-programmers the fundamentals of <a href="/facts/Computer_programming/QmSsFnu0">computer programming</a> in a visual context.
Processing uses the <a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java programming language</a>, with additional simplifications such as additional classes and aliased mathematical functions and operations. It also provides a graphical user interface for simplifying the compilation and execution stage.
The Processing language and IDE have been the precursor to other projects including <a href="/facts/Arduino/Ah1eKzyS">Arduino</a> and <a href="/facts/Wiring_(development_platform)/ma5ykDqt">Wiring</a>.

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