The Joy of Coding is your first step into coding. It is simple and intuitive, ideal for beginners and serious coders alike. The coding uses a JavaScript library called p5.js which is becoming very popular. It is open source, it is totally free to use, you do not need to sign up for anything. You don’t even need to download any software it all happens in the web browser, such as Chrome.

I have some short video to help you get started. click on the links below. To access the workbooks you simply click on the book image or the download button. After downloading I recommend that you print it off or have another device you read it from, such as a tablet.

Short Videos

These videos are approximately 5 minutes long, they give a brief visual explanation to accompany the workbooks.

video #1 introducing the web editor (video 🎥)

video #2 the web editor buttons (video 🎥)

video #3 the default code (video 🎥)

Algorithmic Art Module F: additional units

This module mostly explores using videos, images and sound files. The units in this module are free to download. These are a collection of topics that are additional to the series of workbooks above.

Module F Unit #1 the keyboard and mouse (pdf 🗒️)

Module F Unit #2 HTML (pdf 🗒️)

Module F Unit #3 video capture (pdf 🗒️)

Module F Unit #4 image files (pdf 🗒️)

Module F Unit #5 the sound of music (pdf 🗒️)

Sound File for Module F Unit #5 jam (mp3 🎼)

Module F Unit #6 the microphone (pdf 🗒️)

Module F Unit #7 telling the time (pdf 🗒️)

Module F Unit #8 local storage (pdf 🗒️)

Module F Unit #9 using json files (pdf 🗒️)