When Dave and I first created Node-RED, it was a tool to solve a problem - allowing us to do our day job more effectively when building IoT solutions for clients. That gave us the means and purpose to create a truly useful platform.
When it became an open source project, it quickly found an enthusiastic audience that has seen the community grow beyond our imagination. From both individual users, to a wide range of companies integrating it into their own products.
But with that growth, the question in my mind has always been how to take it further and secure its long term future.
I wrote on the project blog last year about the future plans of the project. A key piece of that is its sustainability - how we can increase the commercial adoption of Node-RED and how we can get more people contributing back.
An opportunity presented itself earlier this year that I believe will bring a step-change to what the Node-RED project is able to achieve.
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