Perhaps the only online coding community that could compete with Scratch for kids’ attention is Minecraft, which aims to provide kids with a similar sense interest- and peer-based exploration.

While the feature is intended to be used via 'learn-to-code' platforms like Tynker and Scratch, users can code in whatever language they like providing they know it.

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

First "Star Wars," now "Minecraft." Microsoft and Code.org, a nonprofit that aims to expose students to computer science, have unveiled a Minecraft coding tutorial for kids and educators. This is ...

In addition to Hour of Code, students are learning with Minecraft: Education Edition, a version of the game for classroom use that includes a special feature on coding.