thebigshaneFeb 2012Recommends
Watching `notch` live-code is also very popular. [1]: [link] Making Metagun [2]: ▶ this video Making MiniCraft [3]: [link]
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Notch Coding Minicraft!
Notch Coding Minicraft! on HackerTube: recommended by 1 Hacker News commenter across 1 month, 2012–2022.
simme337
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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.
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“Watching `notch` live-code is also very popular.”
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deaddodoMar 2022Cites it
If you watch some of Notch’s old game jam live streams; this is exactly how he used his Java environment and is probably why he was so invested in it. You can see some examples here when he just tests logic changes: ▶ this video (Though, he restarts often since he’s editing preloaded assets also)
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PeterStuerNov 2019Cites it
As I recall Minecraft's snowball started with geek dads watching Notch live coding and buying the game for their kids. ▶ this video
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Indie game developmentSoftware practice, open source & careersGame programming & enginesnotchminicraftludum darejavalive coding