Casey Reas’ Processing workshop focused on pixel manipulation. While many of the functions Casey discussed were things I had heard of and/or seen in code before, his explanations helped me understand how to work with images in Processing in a way I hadn’t thought of before. Every time I hear an explanation of the function of a particular for loop, I’m better able to grasp how and when it is appropriate to use for loops, particularly for the purposes of manipulating visual aspects.
Dan Shiffman’s workshop on p5.js couldn’t have come at a better time. I’m planning to use p5.js for Project 2, as well as for my M.A. Project, and his quick introduction gave me the overview and example set I needed to get started. I’m excited to start using p5.js because of it’s ease of integration with html and web elements. I’m also intrigued by the idea of working out of a particular development environment. Using the in-browser developer’s tools/ javascript console to “live” edit is a feature I’m looking forward to using in the future.