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Hi, wanted to pass along a simple recipe for JDK and eclipse install that you might like to adopt in your install instructions. If not, that's OK too!

To avoid the Oracle java installer and accompanying (and annoying!) Java Update popups I have manually extracted JDK8 windows install from their exe file, and then modified eclipse.ini to find it in a sibling directory so JAVA_HOME isn't required to start eclipse.
Those can be downloaded here: https://github.com/brianfromoregon/ForgeSetup/releases

I also plan to package forge in the same download with gradle pointed to the jdk so JAVA_HOME isn't required for gradle either.

Create a NetBeans plugin where Spigot server can be managed from within NetBeans.

Hare some of the commands that will be helpful:

• start
• stop
• reload

Hi, this is a follow up to issue #66.

I'm going to lead some kids through a turtle graphics workshop in two weeks. I'd love to hear your feedback on the content.

Agenda: (the classes I refer to are here)

1:00 - 1:10: Get settled in, feel free to fire up minecraft

1:10 - 1:30: Real world turtle demo (away from computers)

• One person is turtle, one person is coder
• Basic movement, down and up, forward(100)
• pen down and up
• Each kid should understand how to tell the turtle to draw a square

1:30 - 2:00: Play with turtle in ExampleTurtleMod

• Draw a square or whatever you want
• Show me what you make!
• After you get the hang of it, there is a "tips" section lower down in ExampleTurtleMod
• If you are advanced, there is a TurtleChallenges class with some challenging ideas for programming the turtle.

2:00 - 2:10: Bathroom break

2:10 - 2:30: Lecture

• Announcements
  • feel free to leave after lecture
  • Next workshop date is Nov8
  • Tell me your mod ideas so I can think about how to help you next time
  • If you would like to save your code we can push it to github before you leave
  • There is a ManyMoreMods class with directions to cool sample mods you can try out
• Lecture on Forge event handlers

2:30 - 4:00: Self-directed coding

Going through https://github.com/devoxx4kids/materials/tree/master/workshops/minecraft and the first example (Chat Items) covers creating/editing files in Eclipse but then jumps straight to telling the player how they can try the mod out in the game. The missing piece is going from the edited files to a compiled version that the player starts up. Presumably it's just as simple as "press the green run arrow"?

With reference to https://github.com/nmcl/materials/blob/nmcl-patch-2/workshops/minecraft/readme.asciidoc#Fast_Bows

int level = EnchantmentHelper.getEnchantmentLevel(Test.haste.effectId,
event.item);

Which Test? There's nothing in the imports. Should this be a local class that hasn't been included?

Hey folks,

we are curious how many devices are needed for a group of 10 kids (Mindstorms, Arduino, etc).
To me it would be good to include a list of parts that are needed (especially in the Arduino workshop).

Kind regards,

Daniel

Following https://github.com/devoxx4kids/materials/tree/master/workshops/minecraft and have confirmed installation procedures have been followed. Added ChatItems.java and MainMod.java, with registered ChatItems as required in the example Readme.

Confirmed that the mod is being started when kicking off Minecraft from Eclipse ...

[17:37:39] [Client thread/INFO]: Reloading ResourceManager: Default, FMLFileResourcePack:Forge Mod Loader, FMLFileResourcePack:Minecraft Forge, FMLFileResourcePack:Example Mod, FMLFileResourcePack:MyMods

Part 2 of the Gameplay instructions states: "Type in any message that contains the word “potato”" but perhaps it's not really "any"? For instance:

/clear and a few other commands gives ... [17:41:06] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] You do not have permission to use this command

I couldn't find a command that actually produced a potato. For instance /me potato

Add directions about how to use the server console to op the player

Some workshop folders are really crowded and its sometimes not trivial to find all materials for a language.
My proposal would be to add language subfolders into each workshop. If we agree on this, I would be willed to make the changes.

Like to see an update of the minecraft workshop to forge version 1.10.2

https://github.com/devoxx4kids/materials/tree/master/workshops/minecraft

Create a NetBeans plugin that will allow to create a Spigot project. It can use Maven archetype but provide a much simpler and easier interface for creating projects. This is required as the workshop is targeted towards kids.

None of the Listener classes have the "public" keyword in the class declaration

It would be helpful if each of the workshop materials included a README file indicating:

1. A summary of the lesson
2. Target audience for the lesson (age group, sill-level)
3. Materials required
4. etc.

This would assist in selecting and evaluating potential lessons without requiring a deep dive into each one individually.