Microsoft has announced a partnership with Code.org that will bring Minecraft into the education curriculum. Mojang, the Sweden-based game development studio that shot to prominence due to its work on ...

In a three-way partnership Microsoft Corp., Mojang AB and Code.org have announced the celebration of the third annual Hour of Code, a programming event directed at teaching children to program ...

A free Minecraft coding tutorial from Microsoft, created for the upcoming and third annual Hour of Code, introduces players ages 6 and older to basic coding contained within the popular “sandbox” game ...

A new one-hour programming tutorial lets students understand better how to build something as sophisticated as the wildly popular Minecraft game. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

Mojang, the creator of Minecraft, has released an online tutorial that helps teach kids how to code. Working closely with Code.org, Mojang aims to let players combine snippets of code to accomplish ...

Craving blocks and burgers? 🍟 In this quick Minecraft tutorial, learn how to build a McDonald's restaurant — complete with red and yellow walls, drive-thru window, and interior seating. It’s fast, ...

Microsoft's highly popular game can help children learn everything from programming, science and math to art, languages and history. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

Microsoft and coding education startup Code.org are betting on kids' familiarity with Minecraft to help make computer programming more approachable. The two companies have collaborated on a coding ...

So this may be what, when Microsoft paid a bazillion dollars for Minecraft last year and everyone said “This could go really, really well or really, really poorly,” would be an example of it going ...

Just a week after announcing a partnership with the “Star Wars” franchise, Seattle coding education company Code.org has cemented another high-profile partner — Microsoft. As the third annual Hour of ...

Coding is one of the most useful job skills to have in today’s tech-centric world, but learning how to code can be tough, especially in the beginning. To help lower the barrier to entry in learning ...