The following is an excerpt from MakeCode for Minecraft, a block-based approach to computer science using the popular game Minecraft. The full curriculum is available at //minecraft.makecode.com ...

Block-based coding. A few years ago, coding was considered the home turf of programming language experts, as most such languages are complicated due to their adherence to syntax, such as in C++ or ...

littleBits are electronic building blocks that help teach kids block-based coding and advance through programming fundamentals such as loops and logic. In this specific kit, ...

The Microsoft MakeCode platform is a free online blocks-based programming tool that's used to write the code that tells the micro:bit hardware what you want it to do. It’s very easy to use and ...

The back shows how to snap together blocks of code to make the projects come to life. Along the way, kids learn key coding concepts, such as sequencing, conditionals and variables. Publisher No Starch ...

Apple Camp started in 2003 as a way to introduce children to Apple technology and its software. The company offers sessions in its retail stores around the world, but they are not true “summer ...

The publisher No Starch Press has just released The Official Scratch Coding Cards (Scratch 3.0), a deck of cards to help children get to grips with the introductory programming system from MIT. It may ...

Blockchain software publisher, Block.one, announced on April 24 that the EOSIO Virtual Hackathon “Coding for Change” will officially launch on May 1, 2020. The primary purpose of the virtual ...