REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 15, 2016 — Microsoft Corp. and Code.org on Tuesday unveiled the Minecraft Hour of Code Designer, a coding tutorial for students and educators created for Hour of Code, an annual, ...

PHOTO/SUPPLIED Microsoft's annual Hour of Code event had a distinctly Kiwi flavour this year with new Minecraft tutorials on the popular Code.org web site available in te reo Maori for the first time.

Code.org is also introducing a new sports-themed coding tutorial to get young sports enthusiasts interested in programming. “These athletes are role models for students globally and will help ...