Teachcraft
Languages and libraries
programming education
SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
9 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 6 critical, out of 28 comments about the project. Thread score +0.07.
Idea: 9 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Looks like a complete, great guide for learning to code with Minecraft
From 2 comments
Looks like a great guide to get started with coding with Minecraft. There have been some efforts over the years, but this looks really complete. One obstacle for schools to get…
Confiks on HNThis looks awesome. Minecraft is a fantastic way to teach programming, and not just to kids! There is something magical about seeing code you write doing something visual that…
cjdell on HN
Well-designed approach that is much better than hacky existing solutions
From 1 comment
This is really great. All the existing "program in minecraft" solutions were pretty hacky IMO; lots of cruft to work around, which is really bad for my target audience of middle…
throwawayjava on HN
Objections
Minecraft licenses are costly for schools
From 2 comments
Looks like a great guide to get started with coding with Minecraft. There have been some efforts over the years, but this looks really complete. One obstacle for schools to get…
Confiks on HNhttps://education.minecraft.net/faq/how-much-does-it-cost/ minecraft education is $5/year, with 'opportunities for volume licensing' which sounds affordable, but then it feels…
laurentoget on HN
Example code uses a busy loop with time.sleep
From 1 comment
Front page has example code of a busyloop with a time.sleep. Not a stellar example of coding.
ericfrederich on HN
Install instructions failed for a Windows user due to a Java crash
From 1 comment
Would love to try this out as my kids love Minecraft (when played at friend's houses) but: "Step 1 - Install Minecraft" I can't get Minecraft to work on my Windows laptop.…
SeanDav on HN
Requests
Support for Python 3 rather than only Python 2.7
From 1 comment
The instructions say to install Python 2.7. Does this not support 3.x?
navbaker on HN
In-game version that needs no development environment
From 1 comment
This is really nice, however I wish someone makes an in-game version of this, so you don't even have to get a development environment running - just install the mod (which kids…
Rjevski on HN
Add HTML metadata for social sharing and SEO
From 1 comment
Minor meta note: this site has almost no HTML metadata, which is probably not great for SEO but also makes it less visible when sharing on social media:…
danso on HN
Questions
Does it support Python 3.x, since install says Python 2.7?
From 1 comment
The instructions say to install Python 2.7. Does this not support 3.x?
navbaker on HN
Does it work with Minecraft PE on tablets?
From 1 comment
Kids around here mostly use Minecraft PE on tablets. I know previously this didn't work with shared servers but maybe it does now - I'm not really up to date. Would these Python…
rb808 on HN
Alternatives named
Minetest
From 2 comments
Looks like a great guide to get started with coding with Minecraft. There have been some efforts over the years, but this looks really complete. One obstacle for schools to get…
Confiks on HNThis was on HN a while back, using Minetest for education: http://www.ocsmag.com/2016/04/04/mining-for-education/ My 5yo son has been playing Minetest for a number of months now…
mikegerwitz on HN
Scriptcraft
From 1 comment
This looks great! I run after-school coding lessons for Australian kids aged 8-12, teaching them to code Minecraft mods using scratch-like code blocks (if you're interested, its…
nikkidurkin on HN
raspberryjammod / Minecraft Pi
From 2 comments
Re Minetest this works with Python if you install the raspberryjammod from GitHub Also recently managed to get it running with @edu_blocks…
dmoo on HNThis is great. FYI, Minecraft Pi has this facility too. My daughter loves playing with it. https://www.raspberrypi.org/learning/getting-started-with-minecraft-pi/worksheet/
kitd on HN
BlockSchool
From 1 comment
We started an online coding school for kids using a Minecraft like world called BlockSchool, your son might be interested in it, check it out!
Hydraulix989 on HN
webblocks
From 1 comment
This looks awesome. Minecraft is a fantastic way to teach programming, and not just to kids! There is something magical about seeing code you write doing something visual that…
cjdell on HN