Hello

DSP_Buckle

Hi everyone. I started my masters program for multimedia in the Fall and last quarter (Winter) I had to learn processing in about 6 weeks (no previous programming experience). I got decently far, enough to pass the course but all the cramming made me feel like I learned how to do things, and not why they work. I look forward to learning more and understanding processing.

See you all around!

• Buckle

PhiLho

Welcome!

"I learned how to do things"
That's already a good thing!

"why they work."
That's a vast topic... You can start by learning how a microprocessor works... Or programming language theory. Or spacial geometry if you are into 3D. Etc. It depends how deep you want to dig!

Chrisir

About processing

processing is translated into JAVA:

Processing code is converted to straight Java code (using the "preprocessor") when you hit the Run button. This also makes it possible to embed other Java code in your sketches, or use the core.jar file from the Processing distribution to develop your own sketches with other environments.

see

http://wiki.processing.org/w/FAQ#Why_Java.3F_Or_why_such_a_Java-esque_programming_language.3F

http://wiki.processing.org/w/FAQ#I_know_Java.2C_is_this_Java.3F_How_do_I_use_it_that_way.3F

The whole FAQ is interesting, I think.

JAVA

To learn more about JAVA see

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(programming_language)

and related articles such as

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(software_platform)#Java_Virtual_Machine

Software in general

read

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_software

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_software#Architecture

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_software#Execution