Processing.org is an open source programming language and environment for people who want to program images, animation, and interactions.

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You thought that Gravity was just something Newton thought about – but in fact it can be a really useful tool to replicate for games and such – and this tutorial shows you how
Again I have to thank Ben Harris my Flash Guru – grasshopper thanks you

I just finished reading

Dreaming in Code: Two Dozen Programmers, Three Years, 4,732 Bugs, and One Quest for Transcendent Software
by Scott Rosenberg (Author)

About Mitch Kapor from Lotus who started the Open Source Applications Foundation and specifically the PIM project he tried to created called Chandler.

As a non programmer it was a really interesting look at the warring factions within software development and programming languages python vs ruby, database concepts (to silos or not to silo) and the philosophy that has developed around the industry in general (Brooks Law : the one man month conundrum for example)

But as programmers and software developers I am assuming you come across a lot of the issues that they discuss – anyway – I thought it was great from both 35000 ft and a 10 foot look at the industry.

Cheers!