Lookout Flash, the increasingly popular Processing language, which was designed in part to turn visual artists into programmers, has announced its long-awaited 1.0 release.
Processing has long been a favorite of animators -- the language has been used for everything from animation in Radiohead videos, to web-based tools that can extract a color scheme from your photographs.
Processing is also widely used in academia where even those not naturally inclined to the technical side of programming (that would be us liberal arts majors) have latched on to processing's ease-of-use and ability to create complex visualizations (for some examples, check out Complexification.net).
Because it's open source, Processing has also been rolled into a number of other languages like Python, Rails, Javascript and many more.
Given that the new version is a 1.0 release, the focus is naturally on stability. But, while the focus may be stability, there are some new features as well, including an optimized 2D graphics engine, better tools for working with vector files, and new ways to create development add-ons to enhance the Processing production environment.
If you're tired of Flash animation and you want to try out the new version of Processing -- which is free and available for Mac, Linux and Windows -- head over to the Processing website and grab the latest release.
[via Daniel Shiffman]
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