Why ExpectedException is deprecated in Spring - java

On the one side, there is a new #RunWith annotation that lets to change unit test framework on the fly.
But on the other side Spring documentations says about org.springframework.test.annotation.ExpectedException:
#deprecated as of Spring 3.1 in favor of using built-in support for declaring expected exceptions in the underlying testing framework (e.g., JUnit, TestNG, etc.)
As a result my code will depend on the unit test framework. Please explain it.
And the 2nd question. At the moment I implement tests with Spring #RunWith annotation. But I also add the jUnit specific org.junit.Test annotation to each test method. Again, if I understand correctly the best way - to write tests, so I could change for example jUnit onto TestNg. And Spring #RunWith helps me to do that. But how can I avoid using of the org.junit.Test annotation?

#RunWith isn't a Spring annotation. It's a JUnit one. It doesn't let you switch between JUnit and TestNG, as you seem to think. Instead, it lets you run JUnit tests in different ways, like with the addition of the Spring Test Framework. In that framework, Spring has provided ExpectedException for some time, but it's no longer needed because recent versions of both JUnit and TestNG provide that functionality now.

You cannot write a test which can run on both JUnit and TestNG, so your code is bound to be dependent on testing framework. #RunWith is not a Spring's annotation for running tests with different testing frameworks, it belongs to JUnit and used to run JUnit with other runners like SpringJUnit4Runner to extend JUnit functionality

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#Rule annotation is not considered in spock unit tests using Junit5

I'm trying to migrate my project to use Junit5. So far I've been using a class "LogSpy" that basically intercepts and saves all the logs so they can be tested easily. Using Junit4 and Spock test I was able to initialize my log interceptor class by using the #Rule annotation (even though it is in a Spock test). After migrating to Junit5 this annotation doesn't seem to initialize the needed log interceptor class and I can't find the reason why. Why did this happen? What are the differences between Junit4 and 5 regarding the #Rule annotation? Is there a way around this issue?
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I always add the #SpringBootTest to my test classes when using Spring Boot and my tests work as expected. I wonder what benefit do I get from also adding #RunWith(SpringRunner.class), since all over the internet that annotation is being used.
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Integration of Junit4 with Jmeter

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Maybe, you just has old version of JMeter that works only with JUnit 3.x. In such a case you have only 2 choses: rewerite your JUnit in 3.x style or upgrade JMeter.

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