Dear Apache Incubator PMC, I hope this email finds you well. My name is Stefan Krawczyk <https://www.linkedin.com/in/skrawczyk>, and I am reaching out to introduce two projects Hamilton <https://github.com/dagworks-inc/hamilton>, & Burr <https://github.com/dagworks-inc/burr>, that I would like to consider for the ASF incubator program. Currently, we are looking for a Champion (or two?) to guide us through the incubation process and to help generate interest and engagement from the ASF community. We are eager to learn from the ASF's vast expertise and to ensure the project adheres to ASF's best practices. Details on the projects below.
Hamilton is a lightweight *python DAG* orchestration framework (think pipelines) that comes with a self-hostable observability UI. People use it to wrangle pyspark code, through to pandas, and even LLM calls within web-services, Note: Hamilton is not an alternative to Airflow, infact people use Hamilton within their Airflow tasks. - GitHub repository <https://github.com/dagworks-inc/hamilton> (1.9K stars, 500K+ downloads, 400+ community - users from banks to start-ups) - Documentation <http://hamilton.dagworks.io/en/latest/>, or https://www.tryhamilton.dev/ - Blog <https://blog.dagworks.io/> for longer content Burr is a lightweight *python graph* orchestration framework (an alternative to langgraph if you've heard of that) with a self-hostable observability UI. Its primary focus is to help one structure a state machine as a series of actions and manage state -- which is very topical at the moment with how one might design "agents". - GitHub repository <https://github.com/dagworks-inc/burr> (1.4K stars, 500K+ downloads, 100+ community) - Documentation <https://burr.dagworks.io/> - Blog <https://blog.dagworks.io> for longer content I believe both projects align with the Apache Foundation’s commitment to fostering innovative, community-driven open-source projects and I believe it is important that with this new wave of GenAI tooling that there are healthy vendor neutral alternatives. Hamilton & Burr can become just as successful as Airflow with the right support. If you or someone in your network might be interested in championing, mentoring, or collaborating with us, we would be delighted to discuss the project further. Thank you for considering this opportunity to help Hamilton and/or Burr thrive within the ASF ecosystem. I look forward to any advice, interest, or questions from the community. Warm regards & Happy Holidays! Cheers, Stefan Krawczyk CEO & Co-Founder DAGWorks Inc. <https://www.dagworks.io/> (sent from personal)
