Find out more about the Microsoft MakeCode platform and the micro:bit, plus how you can access free coding training and ...

MakeCode is a new block-based coding environment that gives students superpowers in the Minecraft world to learn coding.

The 14-level tutorial was created for the third annual "Hour of Code," a campaign that seeks to get educators and young people interested in coding.

This rich, child-centric data helped us adapt the model to generate visual block coding programs, making Tynker Copilot a specialized tool designed around the creative tendencies of young coders.

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 ...

It's free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now! The tutorial is part of Code.org’s Hour of Code initiative. This isn’t the first time Disney has created a coding tutorial.

Code.org wants to get more kids into coding and make the field more diverse, so the beginner coding tutorial feature female characters Rey and Princess Leia.