Minecraft wiki entry for Timeline_of_events, associated text: 10 – Development on "Cave Game" started using RubyDung, an abandoned game project of Notch, and Infiniminer as bases for the code.
13 – Java: First video of "Cave Game", Block placement, first Mobs (Humans), physics created (Cave game tech test).
14 – Java: "Cave Game" renamed to "Minecraft: Order of the Stone" after a suggestion by RinkuHero from The Independent Games Wiki on an IRC with Notch, "Minecraft" being an analogy to the famous real-time strategy game StarCraft (Pre-classic).[3]
16 – Java: Early private testing, among TIGSource members (Classic 0.0.2a-0.0.9a).[4]
17 – First release of the game (Classic 0.0.10a). Game name shortened to simply "Minecraft".[5]
21 – Accounts can now be registered.[6]
24 – An official Minecraft Forum is opened.[7]