Mockito Maintainer Announces Stepping Down After 10 Years, Plans Transition Period
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Summary
The author announces their decision to step down as maintainer of the Mockito project after 10 years of service, citing energy drain from recent technical changes and the desire to pass on maintainership at a decade milestone. They outline plans for a smooth transition over the coming months until March 2026, mentioning specific challenges like the JVM agent change in Mockito 5 and the need for better community communication. The post serves as both a personal announcement and a call for future maintainers to take over the project.
Key quotes
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In the coming months until March, I will spend time ensuring a smooth transition in maintainership.
Energy drain because of JVM agent change
Communication and discussion of plans for future maintainership will be somewhere else, most likely in a separate GitHub issue.
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