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DESCRIPTION:\nProcessing is one of the most widely used open-source tools f
 or creative coding and CS education. Since it was first released in 2001\,
  it has been instrumental in teaching coding to students\, artists\, and d
 esigners worldwide\, serving as a gateway into programming for people who 
 might never have touched code otherwise.\n\nA remarkable thing about Proce
 ssing is the consistency of its API. Most Processing code written twenty y
 ears ago still runs in Processing today with only minor changes. That kind
  of longevity is rare in software and speaks to the project's thoughtful d
 esign.\n\nBut behind the scenes\, the project struggled.\n\nFor a long tim
 e\, Processing relied on a small\, dedicated core team. As contributors mo
 ved on\, fewer people remained who understood the full complexity of the c
 odebase. Maintenance became harder. Key libraries stopped working. By the 
 time Processing 4 was released\, the project was already in a difficult pl
 ace.\n\nIn 2021\, a major fundraiser for Processing’s 20th anniversary b
 rought unprecedented financial support\, but it also sparked difficult con
 versations about the project’s future. In 2023\, Processing’s historic
 al maintainer\, Ben Fry\, cut ties with the project\, and with no clear di
 rection\, development stalled for over a year. Many assumed Processing was
  dead.\n\nIt is not.\n\nThat same support that brought uncertainty also ma
 de recovery possible. Over the past year\, a small group of contributors\,
  with support from the Processing Foundation\, has restarted development\,
  modernized infrastructure\, and begun the slow\, difficult work of making
  Processing a sustainable open-source project again.\n\nProcessing will tu
 rn 25 in 2026\, and we’re working to make it last for another 25 years!\
 n\nThis talk is an honest look at what it takes to keep a beloved open-sou
 rce project alive\, the progress we’ve made\, and why the community’s 
 role in its future is more critical than ever.\n        
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SUMMARY:The State of Processing: How We’re Bringing a Creative Coding Ico
 n Back to Life - Raphaël de Courville\, Stef Tervelde
URL:https://pretalx.c3voc.de/lgm25-upstream-2025/talk/3247239903/
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