You may have seen Minecraft used to teach programming or even mods that allow some in-game programming, but writing BASIC code inside Minecraft? That's virtually unheard of... until now. SethBling ...

Microsoft knows that Minecraft can get kids into programming, and it's banking on that strategy again this year. It just teamed up with Code.org to introduce the Minecraft Hour of Code Designer, a ...

Some build glass palaces in Minecraft’s open sandbox worlds. Some tunnel to bedrock and set up tangled, twisted networks of minecart tunnels that weave through colossal subterranean cities. Some ...

A student completes the Minecraft-themed coding tutorial that Microsoft built with Code.org. (Microsoft Photo) Microsoft wants to turn kids’ love of Minecraft into a love of computer programming ...

Microsoft today announced Code Builder for Minecraft: Education Edition. This new extension will teach kids how to code with the help of an assistant within the building block video game. Code ...

Microsoft is joining hands with Code.org to bring Minecraft to a major coding event next month. Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates Sign Up for Our Ideas Newsletter POV ...

The software will give users access to a modding studio, where they can code their own modifications to Minecraft, known as mods. Users can choose between two programming languages, Javascript or ...

Trust the Minecraft community to make a mod of a mod. In this case they're currently building a version of DayZ, the brilliant persistant Arma II zombie mod.

Microsoft Corp. has teamed up with Code.org, the nonprofit that offers free programming tools for kids, to bring its best-selling personal-computer game Minecraft to the group’s popular Hour of ...