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What is p5.js and why artists love it

Toolp5.jsCostFree, open sourceRuns inAny modern browserLevelBeginner friendly What p5.js actually is p5.js is a set of JavaScript functions that handle the boring parts of graphics programming for you. You don't write canvas boilerplate. Instead you call createCanvas(), circle(), fill() and background(), and p5.js draws to an HTML5 canvas behind the scenes. Searches for "p5 javascript"…