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by somacert 2312 days ago
It's easy to lose track of in the face of scene graph vector formats like svg but you have to remember canvas + javascript can be thought of as a procedural cad system, that is, the epitome of drawing tools.

The svg is a static weak alternative to true procedural generation.

For reference the postscript language is the same way. hand written procedural postscript is an amazing drawing tool.