During December 2025, Diego Ostuni enhanced the canonical/mir repository by modernizing its configuration parsing to improve reliability and maintainability. He replaced legacy atoi calls with C++17’s std::from_chars for safer integer conversion, adding validation to catch invalid values and reduce configuration errors. Diego also introduced user-facing error messages and logging to provide clearer feedback when parsing fails, improving the operator experience. To further strengthen code quality, he implemented defensive initialization to prevent undefined behavior and made minor consistency fixes throughout the module. His work demonstrated strong skills in C++ development, error handling, and software maintenance, addressing both robustness and usability.