[Osmium]

> There's a ton of people out there that are not experienced hard core developers using Processing to create data visualization, interactive installations, games, and experiences mixing sound, vision and graphics.

Processing was more or less how I got into 'serious' coding. It was ActionScript -> Processing -> Everything Else for me. It really cuts down on the bs and the boilerplate and lets you get started with getting your thoughts visualised on the computer, without worrying about the underlying technologies.