You could always come join me on the KaithemAutomation project :P
I ran almost 24/7 for about 4 or 5 years in a commercial setting, and it's tinkering-friendly because the core feature is "modules" that are bundles of Python and HTML that you edit via a web IDE without needing to restart.
Plus, the device integrations abstraction is super easy and it's easy to build your own host that can use any device drivers you make.
We've also got modules for live sound mixing with JACK and CCTV cameras with ~1s latency to the UI.
I ran almost 24/7 for about 4 or 5 years in a commercial setting, and it's tinkering-friendly because the core feature is "modules" that are bundles of Python and HTML that you edit via a web IDE without needing to restart.
Plus, the device integrations abstraction is super easy and it's easy to build your own host that can use any device drivers you make.
We've also got modules for live sound mixing with JACK and CCTV cameras with ~1s latency to the UI.