Minecraft modding is about to change forever as Mojang announces huge Java Edition news

Mojang is ending the obfuscation of Minecraft Java Edition's code very soon, which will make it easier than ever to create ...

Mojang is finally revealing all of Minecraft: Java Edition's code after 16 years to "make it quicker and easier for modders to create and improve mods"

Well over a decade has passed since the release of Mojang 's monumental sandbox game Minecraft, with countless mods dropping ...
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WhatsApp's New Update Lets You Encrypt Chat Backups Using Passkeys

Face, finger or lock-screen code: These passkeys are all you will need to encrypt your WhatsApp chat backups in the near future, the messaging app announced Thursday. Meta-owned WhatsApp, the most ...

Future updates will make Minecraft a LOT easier to mod — Mojang Studios is removing code obfuscation entirely

Mojang Studios has announced that it's removing obfuscation from Minecraft: Java Edition's code, which will make it much ...
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Minecraft Java edition code no longer obfuscated

Minecraft, created by Markus "Notch" Persson long before it became the most successful game of all time and a $2bn payday to Microsoft, was written in Java. Notch obfuscated the code to prevent others ...