Microsoft, Code.org Use Minecraft to Teach Coding By David Nagel 11/15/16 Microsoft and Code.org have come together to debut Minecraft Designer, a free tutorial for students aged 6 and up that uses ...

Code.org’s tutorial uses Minecraft scenes and challenges inspired from the game. It prompts the slow building-up of Javascript skills via its interactive interface.

Advanced students, meanwhile, can write in raw JavaScript and produce content that you wouldn't think was possible in Minecraft's cuboid universe, such as a Tetris mini-game.

Microsoft® Selects Tynker as Coding Solution for Minecraft: Education Edition. Tynker’s visual building block programming language seamlessly integrat ...

Microsoft is joining hands with Code.org to bring Minecraft to a major coding event next month.

Microsoft has announced a partnership with Code.org, a non-profit dedicated to expanding access to computer science, that will teach kids the basics of programming using Minecraft. Microsoft ...

MakeCode is a new block-based coding environment that gives students superpowers in the Minecraft world to learn coding.

A team of computer scientists has developed a software package that allows users to learn how to program while playing the popular video game.