Notch Coding Minicraft!
What it is
Footage of Notch (Markus Persson) live-coding his Minicraft game in Java during a Ludum Dare 48-hour game jam. It shows a working game developer building a complete small game from scratch.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN points to it as an example of Notch's famous live-coding sessions, which drew many early Minecraft fans.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2012, last 2022
What HN commenters said
“Watching `notch` live-code is also very popular.”
Notch live-coding Minicraft
thebigshane, 2012-02 · Recommendation · in “Hackathons are nonsense”
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Topics: notch, minicraft, ludum dare, java, live coding
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