Jim Flanagan

Coming from Java, C# was very easy to pick up. It is very nearly Java except it has Enums, inner exceptions, a foreach operator that iterates over collections that implement a certain interface, the ability to associate metadata with classes, properties, and methods, which makes using reflection an absolute breeze (Reflection in Java is a little crufty).

Some of these features are in Java 1.5 Tiger, and I look forward to working with them there, too, as these two languages leapfrog each other.

We used to call C# “D-flat,” but I don’t anymore.

Processing, also affectionately known as P5 (since the domain name for the site is proce55ing.org) is a fantastic way to get into making graphics hacks, as most of the ugly threading & graphics setup stuff is done for you, you can focus on the task at hand. I’ve written a couple of P5 applets:

IFS

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