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"the goals of a programming system should be: to support and encourage powerful ways of thinking, to enable programmers to see and understand the execution of their programs. A live-coding Processing environment addresses neither of these goals. JavaScript and Processing are poorly-designed languages that support weak ways of thinking, and ignore decades of learning about learning. And live coding, as a standalone feature, is worthless.

"Victorian high schools will trial the country's first Year 12 computer science subject next year, in a bid to reverse a long-term decline in enrolments in hardcore computer science and engineering courses in Australian universities."

"In 2009, indie game designer Markus "Notch" Persson released an early build of Minecraft. As it ascended from hobbyist project to worldwide phenomenon, 2 Player Productions was there to document the formation of Mojang, the studio built upon Minecraft's stunning success."