SHAPES is a simple programming language for generating colourful shapes on your computer. It is intended to be an introduction to computer programming for young people.
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History
Development began in Jan 2011.
The brief: to create a simple interpreted graphics language (like LOGO) that is quicker and easier to learn than LOGO for use in education as an introduction to computer program. SHAPES 0.6 is a functional language that uses statements describing pre-formated shapes, words, colours or coordinates.
SHAPES 0.8 released 26/02/2011
SHAPES 0.9 released 05/03/2011 fixes some bugs with loading data files and angle ellipse command.