I am the creator of DrBartha Toys: a software-enabled coding brick system designed to introduce children to programming through hands-on play. Our system bridges the gap between physical and digital learning, making coding more accessible and fun.

How It Works: Kids can build programs like LEGO: stacking magnetic coding bricks into a tower that represents a sequence of instructions. With concepts like loops, conditionals, variables, and functions, they can create logic that runs on our CodePad, controlling games and interactive tasks.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/denesb/drbartha-toys-so...

Thinking About a "Pro" Version for Programmers: While working on the kids' version, I started wondering: - Would professional programmers be interested in a *physical programming kit* that can: - Solve mathematical problems and real algorithms - Execute real code (beyond simple logic gates) - Create physical graphs or networks (would be great for visualizing neural networks, play with graph algos) - Act as a tangible way to "feel" computation - I will open-source the task and game creation, allowing anyone to design and share new challenges!

I have always loved physical interfaces for abstract concepts, and I think a hands-on, programmable brick system for professionals could be an interesting tool for problem-solving and teaching. Would this be something you would find useful?

Would love to hear your thoughts! <3

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