Consensys Announces Sunset of Ganache and Truffle Toolkits, Marking the End of an Era for Ethereum Development
On September 22, ConsenSys, a leading Ethereum software company, announced the sunset of Truffle and Ganache, two widely used toolkits that were instrumental in developing and testing smart contracts on Ethereum. The company is redirecting its focus towards MetaMask toolkits like Snaps and SDK to empower developers.
To ensure a seamless transition, ConsenSys will be partnering with HardHat to support developers in writing and deploying new software on the Ethereum network.
Truffle Suite, acquired by ConsenSys in 2020, has been a pivotal development framework since its deployment in 2015. It facilitates the building, testing, and deployment of smart contracts on Ethereum, complemented by Ganache, which aids in creating, evaluating, and deploying smart contracts.
In the Ethereum development community, these two toolkits constitute a highly sought-after tech stack.
ConsenSys clarified in a post that Truffle and Ganache will remain accessible for the next three months to allow developers to migrate to HardHat and other solutions.
They will also provide support through Zendesk, Truffle GitHub discussions, Ganache GitHub discussions, and the ConsenSys Discord during this transition period.
Following this period, the Truffle and Ganache codebases will be made publicly available through public archives.
Georgios Konstantopoulos, the Chief Technology Officer and Partner of Paradigm, remarked that this marks the "end of an era," mentioning that he wrote his very first smart contract using Truffle Suite.
ConsenSys is shifting towards MetaMask Snaps and SDK to accelerate the development of its products, and the Truffle engineering team is actively contributing to these projects.
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