this is a gemlog about the fig language (originally fig basic) and similar topics. it has no relation to fig forth.
fig is a minimalist educational language which (now) uses text for colour graphics. it has fewer than 100 commands, and translates to python (or pypy2).
here is a sample: (indentation is optional, so are = and ; syntax)
for p 1 5 1
now = "hello world" ; ucase ; colortext 5 ; print
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