Originally released in Minecraft: Bedrock Edition 1.16.100.52 beta, the /ride command is finally coming to Java Edition in update 1.19.4.

Minecraft has loads of commands that players can use to tweak all kinds of in-game mechanics, like time of day, teleporting people anywhere, summoning any entity, etc.

SethBling explains that because Minecraft only allows a maximum of 20 commands per second, it’s not possible to write nuanced or complex software inside the game.

Basic arithmetic, multiplication, division and some crude forms of algebra can be executed within the language interpreter along with some commands that allow users to program a Minecraft mining ...

A coder successfully runs the BASIC programming language inside the world of Minecraft, all in real-time.

It's not quick at just 20 commands per second (Minecraft has a 20Hz operation clock) but it is incredibly impressive and once again showcases some of the crazy things that are possible within the ...