Coding with Minecraft : build taller, farm faster, mine deeper, and automate the boring stuff

Summary: "A guide to using ComputerCraft and the Lua programming language to automate bots in Minecraft. This book teaches computer science and programming basics and transforms Minecraft from just a video game into an educational tool"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 1593278535 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9781593278533 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
xxi, 233 pages : colour illustrations
Publisher: San Francisco : No Starch Press, [2018]
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes Internet addresses and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Installing Minecraft and Computercraft -- Lua programming basics -- Talking to your turtle -- Programming turtles to dance -- Making a better dancer -- Programming a robolumberjack -- Creating modules to reuse your code -- Running an automated tree farm -- Building a cobblestone generator -- Making a stone brick factory -- Constructing walls -- Room-constructing robots -- Floor-constructing robots -- Programming farm bots -- Programming a staircase miner.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:	LSC 39.95