In a Community Interview series, Brett Langdon, a software engineer and DevOps consultant, discusses his extensive contributions to the Datadog ecosystem, including maintaining the open-source Node package node-dogapi. Brett highlights the evolution of Datadog's open-source experience, noting that the community and the company have significantly contributed to the availability of tools, reducing the need for custom solutions. He shares insights into the challenges of maintaining long-standing projects and emphasizes the importance of community feedback in sustaining software projects. Despite not actively using node-dogapi himself, he manages its upkeep, driven primarily by community contributions. Brett, who values Datadog's receptiveness to his contributions, will soon join the company as an Open Source Software Engineer, focusing on Python APM, a decision strongly motivated by his passion for open-source work and his admiration for Datadog.