On Tuesday, the #Microsoft released a new online tutorial for #Code.org's Hour of Code, a nonprofit effort sponsored by many tech companies to get children programming. It'll look familiar to those who've used introductory programming projects like #Google 's #PencilCode or #MIT 's #Scratch: Commands take the form of Lego-like pieces you snap together into a sequence that controls an on-screen character. Puzzles alternate with video tutorials explaining new programming concepts. Programming isn't for everyone, but many schools and businesses are trying to expose students to it as a way to build skills for the 21st century, when tech is spreading beyond PCs and phones into cars, refrigerators, thermostats, and many other corners of our lives. President Barack Obama has endorsed the Code.org effort.
https://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-uses-minecraft-to-get-kids-to-learn-programming/
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