Yes i think your points are generally valid, especially for those members who prefer quick summary without searching webs for hours etc. what AI lacks is demonstrably in some niche areas like spark structured streaming, where one expects practical know-how and edge conditions etc.
AI is great at summarising, connecting dots, and giving the user the helicopter view of a problem fast. That is useful for those who do not want to navigate through docs and half-answered StackOverflow posts for hours. But Spark Structured Streaming is exactly the kind of niche where theory and reality diverge hard. There is a lot of activity in Spark-dev forum which is welcome but it begs the question whether these are meant to address user specific needs or some form of academic exercise. Cheers Dr Mich Talebzadeh, Architect | Data Science | Financial Crime | Forensic Analysis | GDPR view my Linkedin profile <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mich-talebzadeh-ph-d-5205b2/> On Mon, 9 Feb 2026 at 21:43, David Edwards <[email protected]> wrote: > I think you're right but i haven't seen a lot of unanswered questions and > generally on the user side its questions that drive intersction so I'm > wondering what could be driving that. I can think of: > > 1) interest/usage dropping off. Fewer active users means fewer questions > 2) the community/apis etc are mature enough that most users are > experienced so don't need additional support > 3) AI adoption? Most user queries and challenges can be solved without > even going to the website for the docs before even going to the email > channel? A bit like why tailwind have seen a traffic drop off > > Could be one of these, a combination or something different I've not > thought of > > On Mon, 9 Feb 2026, 21:29 Mich Talebzadeh, <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I hope I am mistaken, however, there seems to be a distinct lack of >> participation in the Spark user forum ([email protected]) in recent >> months! >> >> Is that a fair assessment or all problems have been resolved by now :) >> >> HTH >> >> Dr Mich Talebzadeh, >> Architect | Data Science | Financial Crime | Forensic Analysis | GDPR >> >> view my Linkedin profile >> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mich-talebzadeh-ph-d-5205b2/> >> >> >> >> >
