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lawrencedo99@gmail.com writes:
> C++, at least, wants to add a 2D graphics API, based on Cairo, as a
> standard part of the language <https://isocpp.org/blog/2014/01/n3888>.

Hmm, interesting, but it didn't seem to get any traction.

I think lots of real-world Forth code runs in headless embedded devices
though, so standardizing graphics doesn't seem like a great place to
start.