Mockito Maintainer Steps Down, C++ Updates & AI Verifiers - Top 3 HN (Dec 28, 2025)

🚀 The tech world never sleeps! From major open-source transitions to cutting-edge AI research, today's stories showcase the innovation and dedication driving our industry forward. Let's dive into December 28th's top tech headlines! ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:30 - Designing Predictable LLM-Verifier Systems 2:00 - C++ Exception Handling Deep Dive 4:00 - Mockito Maintainer Steps Down 6:00 - Outro 📰 TODAY'S STORIES: *#3 - Designing Predictable LLM-Verifier Systems for Formal Method Guarantee* Groundbreaking research on making AI systems more reliable and verifiable 🔗 https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.02080 *#2 - C++ says "We have try...finally at home"* Microsoft explores exception handling patterns in modern C++ 🔗 https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing... *#1 - Stepping Down as Mockito Maintainer After 10 Years* End of an era as long-time maintainer transitions from beloved testing framework 🔗 https://github.com/mockito/mockito/issues/... 💬 What's your take on these stories? Drop a comment below! 👍 Like & Subscribe for daily tech news from Hacker News #TechNews #Programming #AI #MachineLearning #CPlusPlus #OpenSource #SoftwareEngineering #HackerNews #DevCommunity