Creative Coding/Scripting animation in P5js
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P5js
P5js is a library of JavaScript designed for artists and creatives working with graphics, animation, and interaction on the web.
JavaScript is a scripting language for interactive design on the web. Together with HTML and CSS, it makes 98% of the web content. Javascript has different libraries, the same way a language like English comes with different dialects and accents. Three.js is the 3D library of the web, Node.js is the library for multi-user live interaction, P5.js is the creative dialect of JavaScript.
It was initiated by the Processing foundation, the group behind Java-based coding software Processing. Processing was built in 2001 for artists who wanted to dive into code as a creative medium, without having the expertise of a computer scientist.
Since then, the community around Processing grew and built an online-friendly version: P5js! P5js also includes a browser-based code editor, and a mini cloud storage for your codes and files.
You can find the code editor at editor.p5js.org.