Creative Coding
The output of the code is an image rather than a feature
The difference from ordinary programming is the output: what you write is a visible image or animation, one changed line redraws immediately, and that fast feedback makes it a good first encounter with code. No mathematical background is needed, though randomness, noise and loops recur constantly. It runs in a browser.
First stepOpen a free creative coding editor in the browser and write a sketch that makes a hundred random circles drift across the screen.
Barriers
Cost to start
Free
Going deep → $50–300
Alone or with people
On your own
Effort
Sitting
Without a teacher?
Self-taught
same as parent · Programming
One session takes
1–2 hours
same as parent · Programming
Where
At home
Why people take it up
Skills
BuildsBasic programming ↗