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Processing is an open source programming language and environment for people who want to program images, animation, and sound. It is used by students, artists, designers, architects, researchers, and hobbyists for learning, prototyping, and production. It is created to teach fundamentals of computer programming within a visual context and to serve as a software sketchbook and professional production tool. Processing is developed by artists and designers as an alternative to commercial software tools in the same domain.

I've been using Processing for the 2 last years. It is a great tool . There is a strong community around to help and share their knowledge. If you want to start learning programming, this is definitely a great way to start.