How have you made art with code? (programming.dev)

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I saw the post earlier about making maps using Python. I thought that was a really cool concept as I love seeing open art projects like that. Do you know any other projects that allow you to make art with code?

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[-] Klear@quokk.au 1 points 2 days ago

GLSL. Start here.

Even if you don't intend to learn to write shaders, this has a very approachable and fun explanation on how everything works.

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