Editing Processing (section)

==History==
The project was initiated in 2001 by [[Casey Reas]] and [[Ben Fry]], both formerly of the Aesthetics and Computation Group at the [[MIT Media Lab]]. In 2012, they started the Processing Foundation along with [[Daniel Shiffman]], who joined as a third project lead. [[Johanna Hedva]] joined the Foundation in 2014 as Director of Advocacy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://processingfoundation.org/people|title=People|website=processingfoundation.org|access-date=2017-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191005182318/https://processingfoundation.org/people/|archive-date=2019-10-05|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Originally, Processing had used the domain proce55ing.net, because the ''processing'' domain was taken; Reas and Fry eventually acquired the domain processing.org and moved the project to it in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://processing.org/discourse/alpha/board_Collaboration_action_display_num_1074297082.html|title=Processing 1.0 _ALPHA_ - processing.org|website=processing.org|access-date=2017-12-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428175217/http://www.processing.org/discourse/alpha/board_Collaboration_action_display_num_1074297082.html|archive-date=2012-04-28|url-status=dead}}</ref> While the original name had a combination of letters and numbers, it was always officially referred to as ''processing'', but the abbreviated term ''p5'' is still occasionally used (e.g. in "p5.js") in reference to the old domain name.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://github.com/processing/p5.js/issues/2443|title=What means number 5 in name "p5"? · Issue #2443 · processing/p5.js|website=GitHub}}</ref>

In 2012 the Processing Foundation was established and received 501(c)(3) nonprofit status,<ref>{{cite web |author=Casey Reas |author2=Ben Fry |title=A Modern Prometheus |date=May 29, 2018 |url=https://medium.com/processing-foundation/a-modern-prometheus-59aed94abe85 |website=Medium}}</ref> supporting the community around the tools and ideas that started with the Processing Project. The foundation encourages people around the world to meet annually in local events called [[Processing Community Day]].<ref>{{cite web |title=PCD |url=https://medium.com/processing-foundation/pcd/home |website=Medium}}</ref>