In a Made with Mu blog post today, the developers of the Python code editor have announced they will retire the code in 2025.
In summary: We (the core development team) have decided together to retire Mu. This blog post explains what happens next, what you can expect from us, and what the end result should look like. As always, we invite constructive feedback, ideas and critique.
When Mu was first created, there was a need for something Mu-ish and we were able to quickly build what teachers, beginners and those who support them asked for. Almost ten years later, there are lots of well funded and supported tools that fulfil the reason Mu was created. Furthermore, we (the core team) are volunteers and our lives have moved onto new jobs, new interests and new communities. However, we all feel very fond of Mu, and proud of what we have achieved, so we want to honour the community that has coalesced around Mu and ensure the retirement is smooth, predictable and doesn’t leave folks surprised or uncertain.
Check out the plans and timeline in the post here.
And Mu has been the recommended editor for CircuitPython for a while. Adafruit will be coming out with new recommendations soon, but for the moment, check out code.circuitpython.org for an inclusive browser based editing experience.
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MU is a great achievement. I really enjoyed using it for my feather board projects! Congrats to the team. Wishing you all the best in your next endeavors <3
MU is a great achievement. I really enjoyed using it for my feather board projects! Congrats to the team. Wishing you all the best in your next endeavors <3