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Ruby Programming Language
http://ruby-lang.org
One of the most elegant contemporary languages out there. Well known for the Ruby on Rails web framework (http://rubyonrails.org), but there's so much more to Ruby than that. Ruby comes pre-installed on all OS X machines so if you're on a Mac you already have it.Processing Java Library
http://processing.org/download
http://processing.org/reference
A simple way to begin creating data visualizations and play with webcams, accelerometers, etc. For Mac, Windows, Linux. Create Java applets for Web, and full OS-dependent applications.Ruby-Processing
http://wiki.github.com/jashkenas…
A Ruby framework for interfacing with the Processing library. (Relies on JRuby to communicate with the Java Virtual Machine.) Allows you to code in Ruby while taking advantage of the Processing core and its rich community of libraries.Ruby-Processing in 10 minutes
http://stewdio.org/blog/2010/03/…
My quick start guide to making a color-shifting, rotating 3D cube using Ruby-Processing in under 10 minutes.Processing JS
http://processingjs.org
The Processing library ported to JavaScript. Uses HTML5's "Canvas" tag among other exciting things. It's amazing what you can do in contemporary JavaScript and inspiring to imagine where this will be two or three years from now.Less CSS
http://lesscss.org
Ruby on Rails gem; Less extends CSS with variables, mixins, operations, and nested rules.