In article <Vr-dnS3TwtasctmiXTWJhQ.RemoveThis@comcast.com>, Viper
<viper.RemoveThis@venomx.com> wrote:
> Karim wrote:
> > Flash the defining app for interactive graphics, works great until you
> > overload it with data. Then it crashes. Few designers want to tackle
> > C++ and Java so they've turned to 'Processing'. The open source
> > software replaces all three, making advanced animation a snap. If you
> > want learn more about it, visit this site:
> >
<font color=green> > > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.proce55ing.net</font" target="_blank">http://www.proce55ing.net</font</a>>
>
>
> Just from the domain I wouldnt even bother. Why dont they get a real domain
> and not something that makes them look like a script kiddy?
>
I thought the same thing, but I looked anyway, and was surprised.
Despite the silly domain name, and the apparent inablity to write
anything but buzzwords, they may be doing something serious.
"Processing is an open project initiated by Ben Fry and Casey Reas.
It is currently developed in the Aesthetics and Computation Group at
the MIT Media Lab, the Interaction Design Institute Ivrea, and by a
group of distributed developers across the Net."
There are some examples showing the code, and it looks like a
specialized subset of Java that runs in a specialized VM that runs on
the Java VM.
But what could be wrong with an open-source competitor to Flash?<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
>> Stay informed about: [info] Open Source candidate for Flash 
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