Notch added that it was a "scary move, but I feel strangely confident. I guess we've worked close enough for long enough for me to feel confident about it. He's exactly what Minecraft needs right now. He's a bit more mod friendly than I am, and we need to embrace mods more."
Jeb commented on the situation as well, stating that he wasn't "sure when the idea came up the first time (from Notch), but it has been a few months now. We all knew that Notch was going to work on other things after release, so it kind of seemed natural for me to 'take over'."
Jeb's next step is to work on the mod API for Minecraft, a long-awaited feature for players and modders alike. He had the following to say on the API:
He went on to add that a release for the new API would likely be seen no sooner than March.Quote fromUntil January I will be the only developer on Minecraft, so things will have to be slow initially. But my absolute main priority now is to create a mod API, because there is no way in hell I will be able to add as much content as the whole internet can do. The game needs an API, so end users can obtain the mods without hassle. I'm not going to do it all by myself though. We have a new programmer beginning in January, and we are talking to existing mod API teams, such as Bukkit, Minecraft Forge, and Minecraft Coder Pack.
Notch and Jeb have collaborated on Minecraft development for over a year, and Notch has expressed the utmost confidence in his collaborator's capabilities. You can contact Jeb via e-mail (at [email protected]), or on Twitter.
Jeb was originally hired as Mojang's back-end developer. Over time, Jeb became increasingly involved in the development of Minecraft, and is now responsible for many well-known parts of the game. Having worked on features such as wolves, pistons and map structures (villages, strongholds and nether fortresses), he now takes his vision of Minecraft's future foward as the official head developer of the game. Congratulations, Jeb!
We will never forget Notch, and I guess your right about Jeb being the heart of minecraft. Notch used to be.
We will always love Notch. He's too fluffy to forget. :smile.gif:
dragon is not alloud to rip anything out unless notch has a final say on it, additions are to jeb but if jeb rips out what notch spent a week on, im pretty sure there could be issues.
Notch, you've done one hell of a great job with Minecraft already - you deserve a break.
Lazy? Notch is the one who created Minecraft, retard
What? How on earth did you get that idea? Jeb will not be removing features, his only focus is Mod API which will allow users to download mods easily. After that point, it is up to the mod community to add stuff to Minecraft which is respectable and a very great move by Mojang. You kiddos complain about Minecraft added this or added that. Now you can find a mod to meet any need you have so everybody is happy. Although, I'm sure you kiddos will complain that Jeb or whoever is lazy.
Agree. It is fine, Notch is still most likely helping with design. He just isn't going to be programming it much anymore.
Jens has been a strong contributor to the game. I know since I have followed Notch's and his ramblings since I started playing. It will be good to have a good system put down that will help good people contribute good mods to the game, instead of half-ass or malware crap that some have felt the burning desire to do. I am quite content with what I have to tinker with in the game right now, so focusing on the Mod API is a good thing right now. Then we can have so much more to tinker with when we have a stable system of finding safe mods to play with. Player contribution to making Minecraft even better is half of what Minecraft is about, and modding is a good way to show that.