I am publicly announcing today that I am starting the process of retiring as the Executive Director of the Eclipse Foundation sometime in mid-2027. So this is not goodbye yet. It's more like I am just starting to turn towards the exit sign....

Why now? I just recently turned 66 and I had two grandchildren born this year. It's time to spend more time with my family. Plus almost all of my golfing and fishing buddies are already retired!

This process is going to take some time. We're aiming for the middle of next year, but that is a flexible target. Neither I nor the Eclipse Foundation are in a particular rush, and it is important that this transition happen as smoothly as possible.

I can't believe that I have done the same job for 22 years! (23 by the time I'm done.) I have been truly blessed to have a role that has been so challenging and enjoyable for so long. There are so many people who have helped me along the way that I am not even going to try to list them. But a sincere thank you to all.

More details are in my blog post and FAQ:
blogs.eclipse.org/post/mike-mili…

🎉 Congratulations, Vincent Lorenzo, not only for being the project lead, but also for being the top committer of #EclipsePapyrus!
Thank you for your sustained commitment and for driving excellence across the #EclipsePapyrus community.

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👩‍💻 Our 2026 goal is to raise €75k to support the release engineering capacity needed to coordinate releases, maintain infrastructure, and keep the Eclipse IDE and Platform (#RCP) release process running sustainably.
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Heiko Klare shares in this interview how he became an Eclipse Platform committer and what he has learned from collaborating with people across the community.

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Our @EclipseFdn wbinar is happening this week: 28–29 Oct!
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🏛️ In "IDE Architecture then and now", @tsmaeder will look at how IDEs have evolved and how they might look in the future. 
He'll also explain why he believes Eclipse Theia is a good base for these future systems.

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The Eclipse IDE and Platform continue to evolve through the support of contributors and sponsors across the open source ecosystem.

If your organisation depends on the platform, consider sponsorship to ensure these innovations continue.

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As platforms evolve and security expectations rise, sustaining the Eclipse IDE and the Eclipse Rich Client Platform requires ongoing effort: testing, infrastructure, code reviews, and long-term platform stewardship.
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👋 Meet Heiko Klare, @EclipseFdn committer involved in Eclipse PDE, Eclipse Platform, and Eclipse SimRel.
Heiko moved from user to contributor when he began helping sustain the Eclipse Platform his company’s product relies on. Discover his journey 👉
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🎙 Developers, maintainers, committers… we’d like to see you on stage at @ocxconf!
We’re looking for sessions featuring working implementations, approaches that succeeded, challenges encountered, and lessons learned.

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The new Eclipse IDE and Platform 2026-09 release is live and continuously improved by a global open source community.

If Eclipse IDE and Platform support your work, products, or developer teams, consider sponsoring their future.

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🥁The Eclipse IDE and Platform 2026-09 release has landed.

Explore the latest improvements in Eclipse IDE and Platform, the open, industry-backed, and community-driven tooling ecosystem for professional developers.

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The Eclipse IDE and Platform (#RCP) needs to secure an additional €75k by the end of the year to maintain the essential release engineering capacity required to deliver reliable and timely releases.

Contributions start from just €5. Support now 👉 hubs.la/Q04y25z20

🎉 The Eclipse IDE 2026-09 is out!
@howlger made a video showing some of the Java IDE improvements in the current release in action, including general/platform, Git and web improvements.

Watch the video: hubs.la/Q04xM_CS0

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🙌The new Eclipse IDE and Platform release is available now.

Highlights include:
✅ Support for Java 26
✅ New compact source file wizard and forEach quick assist
✅ Eclipse CDT 12 with clangd and CMake improvements

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Let's shape the future of the Eclipse Platform together. Newcomers are all welcome!

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🚨It's here! The Eclipse IDE and Platform 2026-09 release is now live.

Download today for:
✨Java 26 support
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⚙️Platform enhancements
🔌Proven extensibility

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🌟 Tomorrow's the day.

The Eclipse IDE and Platform 2026-09 release arrives 9 September. Stay tuned for the newest improvements.

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📆 2 days to go.

The Eclipse IDE and Platform 2026-09 release arrives 9 September with new tooling improvements, platform updates, and enhancements for professional developers.

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