In September 2021, Intel released Lava, an open-source software framework for developing neuromorphic software applications. Neuromorphic computing promises increased computational power and decreased energy consumption, both of which are needed to fully realize the potential of Artificial Intelligence (Forbes, Quanta). Making neuromorphic computing a reality requires both hardware and software advances (Nature). Lava provides a set of building blocks that makes it easier to build neuromorphic applications and runs on both neuromorphic and non-neuromorphic hardware (InfoQ).