Yes. There's a learning curve for sure but worth it IMO.
Now when I buy things for around the house, I will check first if its compatible with Home assistant and does the community like / support it.
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it looks quite robust, lots of things to do on it with automation. I've been watching youtube tutorials on it.
then again, i've never needed to know the temperature of my living room or switching on a light etc. but there are interesting use cases