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 ...

Microsoft has announced a new Minecraft coding tutorial for students and teachers. The material has been specifically created for Hour of Code, a campaign to welcome new additions to participate in ...

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 ...

As part of Computer Science Education Week, students around the world will participate in Hour of Code, a grassroots movement founded by national nonprofit Code.org to make coding more accessible.

As part of Code.org’s Hour of Code program, Disney is releasing “Moana: Wayfinding with Code,” a free online tutorial to teach kids the basics of computer science. The tutorial features characters ...

Corrections & Clarifications: The announcement was made Wednesday. SAN FRANCISCO -- If you want to lure young girls into computer coding, go straight to the heart — which these days is likely to ...

Like many eight-year-olds, Samaira Mehta loves to play board games. But unlike most of her peers, she also loves coding. That’s why she decided to combine her love of board games with her passion for ...

Functional programming, as the name implies, is about functions. While functions are part of just about every programming paradigm, including JavaScript, a functional programmer has unique ...