Microsoft MakeCode

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Post by mdturnerphys » Wed, Jan 17, 2018, 7:57 PM UTC

Microsoft MakeCode
makecode.com

Re: Microsoft MakeCode

#2

Post by wslh » Wed, Jan 17, 2018, 10:35 PM UTC

It works and it is usable in the mobile phone! That is great.

Re: Microsoft MakeCode

#3

Post by gwilkes » Wed, Jan 17, 2018, 10:48 PM UTC

I really don't understand why Minecraft Education Edition (the only way to use MakeCode with Minecraft AFAIK) is only available to schools. I'm willing to pay for it but I'm not allowed to.

Not MakeCode's fault, this is great software. But clearly this is Microsoft's fault.

Re: Microsoft MakeCode

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Post by mmoskal » Wed, Jan 17, 2018, 10:52 PM UTC

gwilkes wrote: post #3

I really don't understand why Minecraft Education Edition (the only way to use MakeCode with Minecraft AFAIK) is only available to schools. I'm willing to pay for it but I'm not allowed to. Not MakeCode's fault, this is great software. But clearly this is Microsoft's fault.

You can now also use Minecraft for Windows 10, see https://minecraft.makecode.com/setup

Re: Microsoft MakeCode

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Post by abchatra » Wed, Jan 17, 2018, 10:53 PM UTC

gwilkes wrote: post #3

I really don't understand why Minecraft Education Edition (the only way to use MakeCode with Minecraft AFAIK) is only available to schools. I'm willing to pay for it but I'm not allowed to. Not MakeCode's fault, this is great software. But clearly this is Microsoft's fault.

MakeCode works with Minecraft Windows 10 as well. Please see the setup instructions here: https://minecraft.makecode.com/setup

Re: Microsoft MakeCode

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Post by gwilkes » Wed, Jan 17, 2018, 10:56 PM UTC

abchatra wrote: post #5

gwilkes wrote: post #3

I really don't understand why Minecraft Education Edition (the only way to use MakeCode with Minecraft AFAIK) is only available to schools. I'm willing to pay for it but I'm not allowed to. Not MakeCode's fault, this is great software. But clearly this is Microsoft's fault.

MakeCode works with Minecraft Windows 10 as well. Please see the setup instructions here: https://minecraft.makecode.com/setup

I stand corrected, i don't think that was the case sometime last year when I first checked out MakeCode, glad to see that has changed

Edit: I may also be misremembering, I primarily use Mac OS, and Education Edition has a Mac OS version. Plus Education Edition has some unique features that I would like to be able to use.

Re: Microsoft MakeCode

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Post by gwilkes » Wed, Jan 17, 2018, 11:00 PM UTC

mmoskal wrote: post #4

gwilkes wrote: post #3

I really don't understand why Minecraft Education Edition (the only way to use MakeCode with Minecraft AFAIK) is only available to schools. I'm willing to pay for it but I'm not allowed to. Not MakeCode's fault, this is great software. But clearly this is Microsoft's fault.

You can now also use Minecraft for Windows 10, see https://minecraft.makecode.com/setup

That is good news, my only complaint now is that Education Edition has a Mac OS version which is the platform I prefer.

Re: Microsoft MakeCode

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Post by pjmlp » Wed, Jan 17, 2018, 11:02 PM UTC

It also supports compiling to ARM Thumb.

https://makecode.com/language

Re: Microsoft MakeCode

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Post by mynameisvlad » Wed, Jan 17, 2018, 11:06 PM UTC

gwilkes wrote: post #7

mmoskal wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can now also use Minecraft for Windows 10, see https://minecraft.makecode.com/setup

That is good news, my only complaint now is that Education Edition has a Mac OS version which is the platform I prefer.

Education Edition is based off Bedrock Edition, which is the console/UWP codebase (as opposed to the Java version available already). You'll have to wait for that to come to macOS first before seeing EE there.

Re: Microsoft MakeCode

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Post by mynameisvlad » Wed, Jan 17, 2018, 11:07 PM UTC

gwilkes wrote: post #6

abchatra wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

MakeCode works with Minecraft Windows 10 as well. Please see the setup instructions here: https://minecraft.makecode.com/setup

I stand corrected, i don't think that was the case sometime last year when I first checked out MakeCode, glad to see that has changed Edit: I may also be misremembering, I primarily use Mac OS, and Education Edition has a Mac OS version. Plus Education Edition has some unique features that I would like to be able to use.

Looks like it was added around October: https://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Seth-Juarez/Announcing-Micro...