Code Train Live 30: Creating Real-Time Shared Canvas with WebSockets

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In this video, using p5.js and WebSockets, I look at how to create a real-time collaborative drawing canvas between multiple users through client-server programming. Topics covered: Node.js, Express.js, Socket.io, p5.js.
Plus the beginning of a new segment: The 10 Minute Coding Challenge!

💻 https://thecodingtrain.com/challenges/1-starfield

Timestamps:
12:40 – Starfield Coding Challenge in Processing
46:57 – Presentation of today’s project
51:00 – How to install and use Node.js
1:04:59 – Add web framework Express.js to host files
1:24:29 – Install Socket.io to establish socket connections with server
1:41:38 – Connecting clients to server to share drawing canvas
1:53:10 – Conclusion

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🔗 p5.js: https://p5js.org
🔗 p5.js Web Editor: https://editor.p5js.org/
🔗 Processing: https://processing.org
🔗 https://github.com/CodingTrain/website-archive/tree/main/Node/sockets

Node: https://nodejs.org/en/
Socket.io: http://socket.io/
Express: http://expressjs.com/
p5.js: https://p5js.org/

Learn JavaScript basics:
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