The tutorial takes an hour to go through on average to fit with the Hour of Code theme, and it is available in ten languages right now with 50 planned by December 5. You can see an example of what ...

Code.org recently launched a Star Wars-themed “Hour of Code” tutorial, and today they’re geeking it up a notch: a brand-new program is based in the world of Minecraft.

Follow Minecraft: Java Edition Minecraft maker Mojang has launched an online tutorial to help teach kids how to code. It's like a next-gen version of Logo, if you remember that.

“The 2016 Minecraft Hour of Code tutorial builds on the success of the original in a great way,” said Mike Harvey, technology teacher from Falmouth, Maine. “By programming familiar game events ...