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 ...

With 30 million trials of last year’s Minecraft Hour of Code tutorial, Microsoft and Code.org believe the new offering will again introduce tens of millions to coding for the first time SINGAPORE, 16 ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Learning how to code has a bit of a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde reputation. On the one hand, it promises to be a path to job stability, given that by 2020 some one million computer science ...

REDMOND, Wash. — Any resistance the young people in your life may have to learning basic computer science will effectively melt on Monday, when Microsoft and the non-profit group Code.org release a ...

Microsoft announced the next effort in a series of educational Minecraft products today: the Minecraft Hour of Code Designer, a free tutorial co-developed by Code.org that teaches students as young as ...

Learning how to use and innovate with technology are essential skills for today’s youth, giving them the power to drive growth and opportunity for themselves and their communities. That’s why ...

Jocks and nerds haven’t always gotten along in years past, but Code.org aims to bring them together for the third annual Hour of Code with a sports-themed coding campaign. The campaign, which kicks ...

Every year, various computing companies associated with Code.org help promote and manage the Hour of Code campaign aimed at inspiring students to learn how to program. The campaign is held during ...