My time at NI is coming to a close. Later this month, I will become a full-time G programmer for SpaceX ground control.
I'm trying to make sure that all my various projects end up in good hands. Prime among my concerns is the LabVIEW Actor Framework.
The Actor Framework long ago ceased to be my personal project. At this point, issues with it are handled like any other part of LabVIEW, with multiple LabVIEW R&D team members able to respond to customer questions and concerns. I am not concerned at all for the technical support side of Actor Framework. And we just went live with a brand new Actor Framework customer education course, so the training aspects are all shored up for the foreseeable future.
The one piece I was worried about was monitoring of this forum. I'll still be able to respond from time to time, but I expect my attention to be far less. And there are plenty of customers who are deep experts in AF who regularly answer questions. What was missing was someone within NI who knew the AF and was monitoring posts to make sure NI as a whole stays aware of community needs. Well, it turns out that Darren Nattinger has been working on AF code lately and has all the same ties back to LV R&D that I have. Darren has agreed to monitor the forum going forward. That will make sure that the community is well cared for.
AF has been one of my favorite projects at NI. I'm thrilled with how much it has grown and all the projects it has empowered. You've been a great bunch of customers, with great suggestions and a willingness to help each other out. Thank you.
