I shared it with my colleague who's not into programming but loves board games, that got him quite excited.
So I thought that this project can be used as a motivator to teach kids programming :) because it's like look kids, with this simple code, you can generate these awesome cards, isn't it great?
This is a pretty excellent idea. It seems like a good idea in general to have code create something physical as a motivation.
Another cool project would be a treasure map DSL or something similar...heh your comment got me thinking :)
Maybe a DSL for describing simple 3D printable stuff would be an option if a printer is available.
3D printing is great because it's something physical and useful.
Other physical alternative is, quite obviously, Arduino. I have no experience teaching kids but I think that it would be a really solid option too given they implement something useful (to some extent), and that's a really important point.
I mean a blinking LED is cool for the first time but then you just forget about it. But for playing cards, or 3D printed stuff, it's something you can actually use it and you can keep improving it, driving more learning.
Given the adoption of Arduino, I'd be surprised if no one has developed a solid course for kids yet.
So I thought that this project can be used as a motivator to teach kids programming :) because it's like look kids, with this simple code, you can generate these awesome cards, isn't it great?