Now with the whole Minecraft PC Edition team back from various trips, development on the next version of Minecraft is starting to pick up. Snapshots of the next release, Minecraft 1.11, may very well start next week.
While it is disappointing that it likely won't contain any major features, it's still something to look forward to. Minecon 2016 features Endermen in most promotional material, which would be a hint at what Mojang is planning for 1.11.
It's very likely that we'll have the first 1.11 snapshot next week. It will not contain any features that we plan to reveal at #minecon2016— Searge (@SeargeDP) August 4, 2016
While it is disappointing that it likely won't contain any major features, it's still something to look forward to. Minecon 2016 features Endermen in most promotional material, which would be a hint at what Mojang is planning for 1.11.