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.

Minecraft: Education Edition can now teach kids how to code with the new Code Builder tool and the 'Agent', an in-game robot. Mojang will add Command Blocks in Education Edition later this year.

Young Minecraft architects can now start getting an education in programming while they play the popular 3D video game.

What exactly is Hour of Code in Minecraft? As previously mentioned, the Hour of Code events for Minecraft allow students to learn multiple key principles within computer science.

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

Check out the video below, and if you’re familiar with simple BASIC code, you can get started with it right away.

The latest new feature in Minecraft: Education Edition makes it possible for students to learn how to code while playing the game.

To help lower the barrier to entry in learning how to code, Microsoft has teamed up with Code.org to offer kid friendly coding tutorials using the medium of the popular block-building game, Minecraft.