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Still feeling energized by the conversations and collective energy at #FOSDEM! 🎬 Check out our talk on 'Creative Coding and the Future of Education': piped.video/watch?v=EzO5exg4… 💬 Join the @ProcessingCore Discord: discord.gg/KAY6PBAT7H
Heading to #FOSDEM this weekend! We’ll be presenting a talk on how the landscape for learning to code has changed and what that means for creative coding. Can we build tools that preserve learner agency, curiosity, and critical thinking? 🔗Event info: fosdem.org/2026/schedule/eve…
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Heading to #FOSDEM this weekend! We’ll be presenting a talk on how the landscape for learning to code has changed and what that means for creative coding. Can we build tools that preserve learner agency, curiosity, and critical thinking? 🔗Event info: fosdem.org/2026/schedule/eve…
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Processing 4.5.1 is officially out! @ProcessingCore New Welcome and Preferences screens with refreshed UI, built-in accessibility support, searchable and categorized preferences & more. 🔗Check out the release overview: bit.ly/49Vy0Xw
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The Processing Community Survey 2025 is live. If you use Processing in any way, we’d love your input. It helps us understand what works and what needs attention. Take the survey: survey.processing.org 💙
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Thanks to everyone who has donated this December! Your support keeps #p5js, #Processing and our global #creativecoding community thriving. There’s still time to make a year-end, tax-deductible gift and help keep the tools free and open for all. 💜Donate: processingfoundation.org/don…
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We’re thrilled to announce that @ProcessingCore has been awarded a service agreement by the Sovereign Tech Fund – a €249,900 commitment in the next two years to carry the software into its next chapter. Our sincere thanks to the Sovereign Tech Agency for your support.
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📢 Call for Presenters + Registration Now Open! Join us for #LTT2026 Learning To Teach: (Re)Designing Creative Tech Pedagogy for the GenAI Era: A Virtual UnSymposium hosted by @IdmNyu 📅 Jan 16, 2026 | 8:45am–6:45pm ET 💬 Submit Talk by Dec 15, 2025 💻 wp.nyu.edu/ltt2026
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This Giving Tuesday, Dec 2, help @p5xjs @ProcessingCore stay free, open, and accessible for artists, students, and educators worldwide! Your gift powers software updates, education, and global creative coding communities. 💜Donate: processingfoundation.org/don…
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p5.js was at SIGGRAPH this year! Check out: 🌸@p5xjs 2.0 — new features like dynamic typography and shaders written directly in JavaScript: beta.p5js.org/tutorials/typo… 🌸Spatial p5 — a toolkit for rapid prototyping in immersive environments: tiborudvari.com/projects/spa…
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We’re thrilled to receive a $25,000 Generative Art Foundation Grant in support of p5.js! This grant strengthens our global community and supports long-term accessibility, stability, and sustainability. Huge thank you to @genartfound and all who support p5.js!
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OSS Intern Spotlight: JAIYN created colorContrast() in p5.js 2.0 + built a MIDI sampler, exploring sound and accessibility while shaping open-source creative tools! 💜 Read the story: medium.com/@ProcessingOrg/cr… 📚 Support contributors like JAIYN: donorbox.org/back-to-school-…
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Curated and organized by our Archival Assistant, Dorine Tipo, the latest p5.js Community Curation — Multilingual Typography & Text Experiments with p5.js 2.0 — is now live! 🎉 🔗 For full curation: beta.p5js.org/community/ 🔗 Read Dorine’s journey: medium.com/@ProcessingOrg/ar…
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Huge thanks to Izzy Snyder for improving accessibility in the p5.js Editor, making links clearer and easier to use! Read about her journey: medium.com/@ProcessingOrg/ma… 📚 Every donation helps keep p5.js free and supports contributors like Izzy: donorbox.org/back-to-school-…
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Welcome Moon🌙 our new Processing Project Lead! She is an improvisational sound artist and technologist with 17 years of experience. Moon is eager to help make Processing's codebase a place where anyone can learn, grow, and build together. 🔗 Learn more: medium.com/@ProcessingOrg/ef…
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Sonya Zheng is now a p5.js contributor! Thanks to her work through the NYC Pathfinders Internship, the Account Settings page got a redesign. 📚 Our Back-to-School fundraiser is happening! Donate & support: donorbox.org/back-to-school-… 💜 Read Sonya's story: medium.com/@ProcessingOrg/pr…
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Are you new to p5js 2.0? Join Nikki Makagiansa & Munus Shih for a 4-hour, beginner-friendly online course, guiding you through coding exercises and collaborative writing prompts, culminating in interactive poetic sketches. Register on eventbrite.com/e/p5js-20-wor… by Friday, Sept 26.
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Private Sketch feature is here! Thanks to Vivek Bopaliya for bringing this highly-requested feature to life. 📚Our Back-to-School fundraiser is underway! Your support made it possible! 💜 Read about his journey: bit.ly/3HIyje6 💜 Donate today: donorbox.org/back-to-school-…
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Today, we’re kicking off our Back-to-School Fundraiser! We believe the best innovations are built by and with our community. Help keep p5.js free & open-source—consider a monthly donation! 💜 Donate now: donorbox.org/back-to-school-… 💜 Sketch by @pattvira: editor.p5js.org/hello_p5/ske…
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Mentor Dr. Claudine Chen is a software programmer & artist based in Dublin, Ireland. She is enthusiastic about building communities with cooperative structures, & is a founding member of arts cooperative Prachtsaal in Berlin, & is working to establish something similar in Dublin
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Vaivaswat Dubey is a developer and student passionate about technology and music. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree at IIIT Gwalior and serves as a steward in the DevOps category for the p5.js project, helping improve infrastructure and workflows. #opensource #software
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Mentor Connie Ye is an artist/engineer based in San Francisco, specializing in rat-based mini games & interactive web art. She is part of the tech-art collective Algorat, which created "The Ratchelor," a dating game engaged over a million players. More at connieye.com
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Claire Peng is a Chinese-Canadian developer and designer based in London. She specializes in UX/UI design, web accessibility, and advocates for making tech approachable and inclusive to those from non-traditional backgrounds. #opensource #software
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Mentor Stef Tervelde is a Dutch developer and designer based in Berlin. Educated as a designer with a natural inclination towards all things digital, he loves to shift bits around, from hardware to high-level programming.
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Stephan Max is a freelance software developer based in Cologne, Germany. With a focus on working with NGOs/NPOs and civil society associations, he aims at teaching, producing, and maintaining tech for those who don’t have natural access to it. #opensource #software
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Announcing the 2025 pr05 Grantees: Stephan Max, Claire Peng, and Vaivaswat Dubey! This year’s theme is Building Bridges, with a focus on supporting interoperability across the #Processing and #p5js ecosystem and beyond. #opensource #software #java #javascript #typescript
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Payton Croskey, Jiwon Ham, and Ana María Cárdenas Gasca are collaborating with Street Poets and the Unusual Suspects Theater Company’s Hip Hop Theater Program to amplify the unique performative characteristics of theater, slam poetry and #hiphop by using #creativecoding tools
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elekhlekha อีเหละเขละขละ‘s Network Gong Ensemble Archive creates a communal #sonicexperience that invites the audience to participate and learn about the Southeast Asian sound cultures.
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Leonardo Aranda’s Where Has the Lake Gone? is an immersive installation that tells the history of #MexicoCity from the perspective of water.
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Leonardo Aranda's Where Has the Lake Gone? is an #immersive #installation, using @ProcessingCore to tell the history of Mexico City from the perspective of water.
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Maryam Kazeem and Jubril Olambiwonnu are creating The Future Protest, using #Lagoswaterways as a site for speculative archiving and #algorithms.
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Daniel Corbani is developing @ProcessingCore's #LunaLibrary to democratize interactive #projectionmapping for performers across the theater and dance.
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Kate Sicchio is creating p5.score, a new @p5xjs community library that empowers dancers to fuse #liveperformance with #creativecoding.
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Welcome, Amy B. Woodman @amyberkhoudt, as our new Program Manager! 🎉 With a decade of experience making code more joyful, equitable, and creative, Amy brings incredible expertise aligned with the organization’s open-source and inclusive mission 🔗 medium.com/@ProcessingOrg/am…
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🎨 Amazing week at #CSPDWeek2025! 23 CA educators who were first-time coders created incredible digital art while building connections across districts. The power of creative coding demonstrates #CSforALL ✨ Want this for your educators? 📧 education@processingfoundation.org
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Are you an artist, coder, or learner interested in #OpenSource software? In this beginner-friendly workshop, Rachel Lim, the @p5xjs Editor Project Lead, will introduce open-source collaboration and writing your first Github pull request! 🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/3G3z9RW
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Congrats to our 2025 Google Summer of Code @GSoC Contributor Divyansh Srivastava @divsrivastava45 🎉 He will be mentored by @p5xjs Project Lead Kit Kuksenok to work on the Friendly p5.js Reference Translation Tasks 🔗 bit.ly/43UvH3U #opensource #creativecode
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Congrats to our 2025 Google Summer of Code @GSoC Contributor Nwaekpe Nwakaego Glory @glorynwaekpe 🎉 She will be mentored by our past pr05 grantee Dora Do @doraymee to work on the Friendly Sketch Embedder for @p5xjs 🔗 bit.ly/43UvH3U #opensource #creativecode
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Congrats to 2025 @GSoC Contributor Kamakshi 🎉 She will be mentored by our past pr05 grantee Diya Solanki @krantikadiya as well as Tristan Espinoza @tristan_virtual to work on Context-Aware Autocomplete and Refactoring Enhancements for the @p5xjs Editor 🔗 bit.ly/43UvH3U
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We are participating in @Google Summer of Code for the 13th year 🎉 It is a mentorship program focusing on new contributors to #opensource. We selected Nwaekpe Nwakaego Glory, Kamakshi, and Divyansh Srivastava @divsrivastava45 as our 2025 contributors 🔗 bit.ly/43UvH3U
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We’re excited to welcome Dr. Roopa Vasudevan @rouxpz to the team! Her extensive background, thought leadership, and practice have shaped the landscape of #OpenSource and #MediaArt. She has been using @Processingcore since 2011 and @p5xjs since 2015 💜 bit.ly/43GZyMT
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pr05 Grant: Building Bridges deadline is tomorrow at 11:59 pm EST 💜 pr05 (pronounced “pros”) is a remote, mentorship-driven grant from Processing Foundation. We seek more applicants for the ‘Desktop Support for @p5xjs via a New @ProcessingCore Mode’🔗 bit.ly/4iHsLg8

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2 weeks left to apply for 2025 pr05 Grant: Building Bridges 💜 It is a fully remote, mentorship-driven grant program. Selected participants will receive a $10,000 grant to support 200 work hours over 4 months 🔗 Website: bit.ly/4iNZvof
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🚨 We've extended the deadline to Sunday, May 18th at 11:59 PM EST! 🚨 We hope this gives everyone more time to finish their applications to support in shaping the future of @ProcessingCore. Good luck on your application 🍀 #CodeEducation #ProcessingSoftware
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3 days left to apply for our @ProcessingCore Project Lead opening! As Project Lead, you will oversee #softwaredevelopment, project management, and community engagement to shape the future of #Processing. This remote, FT role pays a salary of $95k💙 bit.ly/4iTDTXE
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We'll start our Info Session #2 for Software Development Grant (pr05): ‘Building Bridges’ in 30 minutes! Join us today 💜🔗: lnkd.in/eXmX-tg6 #OpenSource #CreativeCode
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Info Session #2 RSVP for Software Development Grant (pr05): ‘Building Bridges’! This Saturday, we will talk about this unique opportunity to grow as a developer by contributing to #open-source tools used by educators and #creativecoders worldwide 🔗 tinyurl.com/pr05-infosession…
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1 week left to apply for our #Processing Project Lead opening! This remote, FT role starts July 15, with a salary of $95k. Ideal candidates care deeply about broadening access to #codeEducation, and guide the future of Processing with community 💙 bit.ly/4iTDTXE
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Last Friday, @NEAarts withdrew grants from hundreds of arts orgs across the country, hours after Trump proposed eliminating their budget 🗣️ Email your Congress Rep democracy.io/ Use our template: bit.ly/4iOkIy6 & Share your story about NEA's impact #SaveTheNEA

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Our #pr05 #SoftwareDevelopment Grant application is now live! pr05 is a fully remote, mentorship-driven grant. This year's theme is Building Bridges, focusing on strengthening connections between platforms, communities, and practices 💜🔗Apply today: bit.ly/4iHsLg8
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Are you an #artist, #coder, or learner interested in making meaningful contributions to #open-source? In this beginner-friendly workshop, Rachel Lim, the @p5xjs Editor Project Lead, will introduce open-source fundamentals! 🔗 RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/open-source…
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Our Processing Project Lead open call closes in 2 weeks 💙 Apply to help shape the future of Processing! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… 🔗 Learn more: processingfoundation.org/emp… #creativecode #processingjava
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We’re thrilled to have Sonya Zheng this spring as an NYC Public School Pathfinders Intern! She will be revamping Account Settings in the @p5xjs editor, and we’re excited to see how her perspective will shape the project! Check out her awesome sketches 🌸 editor.p5js.org/z.sonya2829/…
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#2025Fellowship Data Storytelling Open Call closes this Thurs! Check out our Town hall edit by Yoon Ra to preview our fellowship, organized by Program Manager @astoldbytsige and Processing Project Lead @sableraph with topics relevant to #OpenSource💜Apply bit.ly/3Yg37rA
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Tomorrow on Zoom! Our first info session is at 12pm EST✨ 🔗Zoom RSVP: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi… #CreativeTech #newmedia #opensource
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Our Fellowship open Call closes in 2 weeks! We’re honored to announce @MusicCenterLA as our jury partner this year, amongst fellowship mentors: Arab Image Foundation, Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation, Data Garden Co., @opendoclab, @USTheatreCo 🔗processingfoundation.formsta…
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Info session #1 for pr05 Software Development Grant ‘Building Bridges’ this Thursday April 24, 12pm EST!✨Our team @sableraph (#Processing Community Lead) and Suhyun (Sonia) Choi (Program and Communications Coordinator) will host the info session 🔗 tinyurl.com/pr05-infosession
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Our 2025 #pr05 #SoftwareDevelopment Grant launches soon! It is a remote mentorship-driven grant, and participants receive $10,000. This year's theme is Building Bridges, focusing on connections between platforms, communities, and practices 💜 Info session: tinyurl.com/pr05-infosession
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Job Alert 💙 We are seeking a @processingCore Project Lead to maintain the growth of #Processingorg! Ideal candidates care deeply about broadening access to #codeEducation, are willing to learn new skills, and co-envision the future of Processing 🔗 Apply: forms.gle/M9BGNxJGN7hWzbQ39
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Info session 2 is happening tomorrow on Zoom! We will focus on questions related to the application form. Our Mentor Partners, Street Poets, and the Unusual Suspects Theater Company will speak to our Extended Realities Fellowship based in LA ✨us06web.zoom.us/j/8246873496…
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Applications open next week on April 15th! Processing Foundation is seeking a @processingCore Project Lead to guide maintaining #ProcessingCore. Ideal candidates care deeply about broadening access to #codeEducation and Processing's future 💙 Learn more: processingfoundation.org/emp…
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Recording of Info session #1 for #2025Fellowship #DataStorytelling ✨ Executive Co-Director of Community and Programs @xinemata and Manager of Community and Fellowship @astoldbytsige presented this year’s fellowship. Our 2nd Info session is next week 🔗piped.video/ebEXcQPf9FM
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The Processing Foundation 2025 Fellowship applications are now live! This year, we’re exploring #DataStorytelling—pushing the boundaries of #creativecoding to uncover hidden narratives through interactive art, theater, documentary work, and more 🌟 Apply: processingfoundation.formsta…
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Compositions in Code: The Art of Processing and @p5xjs opened at the @MovingImageNYC last month! The exhibit will be on view until August 24. If you like what you see, please consider donating to our non-profit, Processing Foundation at processingfoundation.org/don… 💜 #creativecode
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A heartfelt 💜 thank you for building the next generation of #creativecoding software with us! Your support is not just a contribution; it's a testament to the communal power in shaping the future of art and technology 💻 'The Space in Between' made in @p5xjs by @alexis_o_O
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Our brilliant Program Manager @astoldbytsige, has left an unforgettable mark over the past 3 years 💜 Tsige directed and facilitated our #Fellowship, with record-breaking application numbers, with kindness, compassionate criticality, and #care. 🔗 Medium: medium.com/processing-founda…
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Join us for the 2025 Fellowship Info Session next Saturday 12pm EST!✨ Executive Co-Director of Community and Programs Xin Xin @xinemata and Manager of Community and Fellowships Tsige Tafesse @astoldbytsige will present this year’s fellowship. 📷Zoom us06web.zoom.us/j/8246873496…
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🎉 Applications for the 2025 Processing Foundation Fellowship open April 1! This year’s theme: #DataStorytelling 📊📖—turning #code into narrative through #art, #theater, and more. Fellows receive $10K, mentorship, and public programming. processingfoundation.org/fel… #CreativeCoding
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The Program Manager position is fully remote and starts May 1st. We're seeking individuals passionate about code education with @p5xjs or Processing to apply. Our software projects aims to expand access 💜🔗Apply!: tinyurl.com/pf-programmanage… #newmedia #creativecoding #opensource
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Tired of generic AI hype? Check out tutorials for using #criticalAI with @p5xjs by @sarahciston for @Google Season of Docs 🌸 Learn AI to write #code, explore #datasets, and make your own AI tools using #p5js! Mentor @queerai, advisor @minneatairu 🔗 p5js.org/tutorials/#critical…
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We are looking for passionate individuals in code education with @p5xjs or Processing to apply for the Program Manager position by March 30! We offer a competitive base salary of $90,000 to $95,000 based on experience 💻 🔗 Apply today: tinyurl.com/pf-programmanage… #newmedia #edtech
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The beta release of @p5xjs 2.0 is ready! Try testing and report any bugs you encounter 🐛 We invite you to weigh in on the coming updates in this community check-in survey 🔗 p5.js 2.0 Beta Release: github.com/processing/p5.js/… 🌸 Community Check-in Survey: tinyurl.com/p5jscheckin
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We’re excited to welcome Kit Kuksenok as the new @p5xjs Project Lead🌸 With a deep passion for creative coding; Kit brings knowledge in algorithmic art, data visualization, and tech criticism. They've loved @p5xjs since 2019 and researches body data 🌸 medium.com/@ProcessingOrg/an…
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Qianqian Ye @4444ian, our now former @p5xjs Project Lead, played a remarkable role in shaping our creative open-source project and community🌸 Their 4-year tenure has been marked by incredible achievements, securing funding and supporting contributors✨ lnkd.in/eva3vhhZ
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2024 pr05 Grantee Dora Do developed the Processing Collaborative Editor (PCE), a #prototype desktop app for Mac and Windows designed to explore new ways of working with #Processing sketches 💙piped.video/woGZGg5tvxU
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2024 #pr05 Grantee Claudine Chen worked on simplifying the process of creating and managing #Processing libraries 💙 piped.video/WmUl5xTQzpw
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2024 #pr05 Grantee Diya Solanki @krantikadiya focused on integrating Processing with #VSCode, creating a Language Server Protocol (LSP) extension to bring robust IntelliSense features for Processing sketches (.pde files) 💙 piped.video/KsHP7RExNzM
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2024 #pr05 Grantee Nahee Kim @AppNahee upgraded the #CodeMirror, which is a tool that handles features like syntax highlighting, indentation, and autocompletion on p5.js 🌸💻 piped.video/b0A5zQlPbf4
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The Friendly Error System (FES, 🌸) in @p5xjs, revamped by 2024 #pr05 Grantee Miaoye Que @724x00945 aims to help new #programmers by providing error messages in simple, friendly language. piped.video/HjtJ7JESJqo
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We’re thrilled to share that Processing 4.3.1 is now available!💙 This version makes Processing easier to maintain and release. We recommend updating for the best support 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/41zZwqT and donate to our annual fundraiser: donorbox.org/building-togeth…
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We're almost halfway to our goal! Processing 4.3.1, @p5xjs 2.0, and p5.js Editor 2.15 releases are upcoming! 100% of your donation will go into funding contributors' essential work, ensuring our tools remain relevant, reliable, and accessible 💜 donorbox.org/building-togeth…
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Code & Community was a 2-day virtual showcase of 2024 Processing Foundation Fellows' and pr05 grantees' projects, redefining the scope of #creativecoding, #opensource, and accessibility 💻🌱💜 Watch on Youtube 🔗 Day 1: piped.video/f4gq01JUsYw 🔗 Day 2: piped.video/AxV3lhJCh2k
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Processing Foundation commits to keeping our software free and #opensource in an increasingly algorithmic society. We collaborate with our community to imagine a non-exploitative relationship with technology, and we need your support! 💜 Donate today piped.video/GzdPxMYcOes
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Help us raise $20K to build inclusive, equitable, and accessible creative coding tools! Donations support our #opensource projects and dedicated contributors. Processing 4.3.1, p5.js 2.0, and p5.js Editor 2.15 releases are upcoming! Donate today 💜 donorbox.org/building-togeth…
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