Written in an informal, conversational, and humorous style, the second edition of Introduction to Programming Using Processing makes learning programming a fun experience.

The freely-available Processing language is ideal for a first course in programming. The simple-to-access graphics and multimedia capabilities of the language let students develop eye-catching, animated programs, instead of traditional programs that print text to the console.

The text takes a ""classes-later"" approach, focusing on basics, using objects, selection, iteration, topdown design, and arrays, before writing...